On April 14th, the Chinese Paper Cutting event held at Sanshan Building, this event aims to help foreign students to clearly understand the history and artistic features of Chinese Paper Cutting. The students of International School of Food and Biological Engineering and the School of Environmental Safety of Jiangsu University actively participate on the said event.

Paper-cut is a very distinctive visual art of Chinese handicrafts. It originated from the 6th century when women used to paste golden and silver foil cuttings onto their hair at the temples, and men used them in sacred rituals. Later, they were used during festivals to decorate gates and windows. After hundreds of years' development, now they have become a very popular means of decoration among country folk, especially women.

This event is based on handcrafting, The main cutting tools are simple: paper and scissors. This event was an opening gate for communication for Chinese and foreign students by exchanging their handcrafts with expressing wishes with paper cuttings and also it allows the international students to learn some simple Chinese handmade paper-cuts. A total of 17 Chinese students and 6 international students participated in the event.
It was such a great event! A great experience to everyone. Indeed, a successful and knowledgeable activity.

(School of Food and Biological Engineering:Wahia Hafida)