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Chinese paper cutting is a form of Chinese folk art which uses paper as material and a pair of scissors as the tool. Incredibly beautiful and intricate patterns are often created in a matter of minutes. This is a story of Gong Lin, a folk artist who has become one of China's famous modern artis...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Tao, Shu Shuang (Director)
Format: Video
Language:Chinese
Language Notes:This edition in Chinese and English with English subtitles.
Published: Montreal, QC : CinéFête, 2008.
Series:Ethnographic video online, volume 2
Subjects:
Paper work > China.
Decoration and ornament > China.
Folk art > China.
Travail du papier > Chine.
Décoration et ornement > Chine.
Art populaire > Chine.
Decoration and ornament
Folk art
Paper work
China
Online media.
documentary film.
Documentary films
Documentary films.
Documentaires.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Chinese paper cutting is a form of Chinese folk art which uses paper as material and a pair of scissors as the tool. Incredibly beautiful and intricate patterns are often created in a matter of minutes. This is a story of Gong Lin, a folk artist who has become one of China's famous modern artists. Through his art, we get a unique view of modern and contemporary Chinese society.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed Feb. 6, 2014).
Physical Description:1 online resource (25 min.)
Playing Time:00:25:04