Module2Unit6Lesson3ChinesePaperArtlativeClauses(AttachedHighSchoolofLuoyangInstituteofScienceandTechnology,HenanHaoWanzhenWhatwillwelearn?TheArtofPaperChenZijiangisapaper-cuttingexpertwhomIinterviewedformyarticleonChineseArt.Paper-cuttingissomethingthathelearnedtodofromanearlyage.“ItisaChinesefolkartwithalonghistory,”MrChentoldme,“PapercutsofanimalshavebeenfoundintombswhichdatebacktothetimeoftheNorthernandSouthernDynasty!”HeaddedthatbytheSouthernSongDynasty,paper-cuttinghadbecomeanimportantpartofeverydaylife.“Ayoungfarmerwhowantedawifewouldlookatayoungwoman’spaper-cuttingskillsbeforemarryingher!”explainedMrChen,laughingatthelookofsurpriseonmyface.1.2.3.4.MrChenwentontoexplainthattherearethreetypesofpapercutswhichpeoplestillmaketoday:papercutsfordecoration,forreligiouspurposesandfordesignpatterns.Papercutsusedfordecorationareoftenseenonwindowsandgates.Theyareusuallyputupduringholidaystobringgoodluck.Theyarealsousedonpresents.Apresentforparentswhosechildhasrecentlybeenbornmightshowapapercutofchildren,forexample.PapercutswhichshowtheChinesecharacterfordoublehappinessareoftenusedtocelebrateweddings.Papercutsusedforreligiouspurposesareoftenfoundintemples.Theyarealsousedasofferingstothedead.Peopletowhomthedeadpersonwasrelatedwouldmaketheseofferingsonspecialdaysandduringfestivals.5.6.7.8.1.ChenZijiangisapaper-cuttingexpertwhomIinterviewedformyarticleonChineseArt.2.Paper-cuttingissomethingthathelearnedtodofromanearlyage.3.PapercutsofanimalshavebeenfoundintombswhichdatebacktothetimeoftheNorthernandSouthernDynasty!4.Ayoungfarmerwhowantedawifewouldlookatayoungwoman’spaper-cuttingskillsbeforemarryingher!5.MrChenwentontoexplainthattherearethreetypesofpapercutswhichpeoplestillmaketoday…6.Apresentforparentswhosechildhasrecentlybeenbornmightshowapapercutofchildren,forexample.7.PapercutswhichshowtheChinesecharacterfordoublehappinessareoftenusedtocelebrateweddings.8.Peopletowhomthedeadpersonwasrelatedwouldmaketheseofferingsonspecialdaysandduringfestivals.Whydoweuserelativ...
