Folk artist makes largest ceiling-decoration paper-cut

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Folk artist makes largest ceiling-decoration paper-cut

A paper-cut artist in north China's Shanxi Province completed a 20-sq-m paper-cut before the Chinese Lunar New Year, or the Spring Festival, that falls on Thursday.

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A paper-cut artist in north China's Shanxi Province completed a 20-sq-m paper-cut before the Chinese Lunar New Year, or the Spring Festival, that falls on Thursday.

The paper-cut work, titled "Successful Chinese Dragons", was patterned with eight dragons and eight phoenixes, both being traditional legendary animals.

Chinese paper-cuts cover a wide range of subjects including auspicious designs, flowers, animals, fish, figurines, fairy talesand dramas.

Li Jinzhu, the maker of the paper-cut, finished the work in 45 days.

The work is believed to be the largest ceiling paper-cut so farmade in China.

Paper-cut is a popular folk art in China. A piece of paper can be turned in the hands of an artisan, with the help of a knife or a pair of scissors, into any of a wide variety of patterns.

To celebrate traditional festivals such as the Spring Festival,the Mid-Autumn Festival, weddings and birthdays, Chinese people use paper patterns to decorate their doors, windows, ceilings, kangs (heated brick-beds), suitcases, offerings and almost anything else.

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