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Chinese paper-cutting is a kind of folk art. You can often see paper-cutting in China. It has a long history of about 1,500 years. Let's learn something about paper-cutting.
Wonderful meanings
Paper-cutting has some wonderful meanings. People always think paper-cutting can bring happiness and good luck. At a wedding, people put up "Xi". At the Spring Festival, people put up "Fu" on doors or windows.
The making of paper-cuts
There are two ways of making paper-cuts: one is using scissors, and the other is using knives. It is easy to learn how to make paper-cuts, and the required (必需的) tools are simply a piece of paper and a knife or a pair of scissors. But to master (精通) this art is not easy at all because it needs a lot of practice.
Black paper-cuts in Shanzhou
It's true that most of the paper-cuts are red. But paper-cuts in Shanzhou, Henan Province are black. With a unique (独特的) cutting style, the male (男性的) paper-cutting artists like to sing songs while cutting the paper. As the song ends, the cutting also finishes.
Now, paper-cutting is getting into many schools. Students can learn how to make paper-cuts 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."
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1. How long is the history of Chinese paper-cutting ?
3. What are the two ways of making paper-cuts ?
4. In Shanzhou, what do male artists like to do while cutting the paper ?
5. What do you think of learning paper-cutting at school ?

1. About 1,500 years.
3. Using scissors and using knives.
4. They like to sing songs.
5. A way to spread Chinese culture. / Wonderful. / ...