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Chinese paper - cutting, or jianzhi, is a kind of folk (民间的) art. People usually use scissors (剪刀) or knives to cut paper. It has a long history (历史) of about 1 500 years. Let's learn something about paper - cutting.
Wonderful meanings (意义)
Paper - cutting has wonderful meanings — happiness and good luck. At the Spring Festival, people put up fu on doors or windows. At a wedding (婚礼), people put up xi.
Why is it red?
In China, people always love red. In our ideas, red is hope and life, so red is our favourite. We can see red everywhere in China. The walls of old palaces are red. Lanterns are red. Weddings are always full of red things too. So most of the paper - cutting is red.
Black paper - cutting in Shanzhou
Paper - cutting in Shanzhou, Henan Province is black. Black is the best colour there. Shanzhou is a dry (干旱的) place. People make black paper - cutting to wish for rain.
Now, paper - cutting gets into many schools. Students can learn how to make paper - cutting at school. Li Jie, a middle school student, says, “It's really wonderful to change paper into different kinds of pictures, such as flowers and animals. We enjoy it.”
每题答案不超过 6 个单词
1. What tools (工具) do people need to make paper - cutting?
Scissors or knives.
2. How long is the history of Chinese paper - cutting?
About 1 500 years.
3. Why do Chinese people love red?
Because red means hope and life.
4. What do people in Shanzhou use black paper - cutting to do?
To wish for rain.
5. How do you like paper - cutting?
I think it's interesting/wonderful.

答案： 1. Scissors or knives. 2. About 1 500 years.
3. Because red means hope and life. 4. To wish for rain.
5. I think it's interesting/wonderful.