Chinese Paper Folding, or Zhezhi (Chinese: 摺紙; pinyin: zhé zhǐ), is the art of paper folding that originated in China.
The work of Akira Yoshizawa widely popularized the Japanese name "origami" - however, in China, and other Chinese speaking places, the art is referred to by the Chinese name, Zhe Zhi (摺紙). Traditional Chinese paper folding concentrates mainly on objects like boats or hats rather than the animals and flowers of Japanese origami. A recent innovation is Golden Venture where large representational objects are made from modular forms.
Read more about Chinese Paper Folding: History, Golden Venture Folding
Famous quotes containing the words paper and/or folding:
“I blame the newspapers because every day they call our attention to insignificant things, while three or four times in our lives, we read books that contain essential things. Once we feverishly tear the band of paper enclosing our newspapers, things should change and we should find—I do not know—the Pensées by Pascal!”
—Marcel Proust (1871–1922)
“A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and want, like an armed warrior.”
—Bible: Hebrew, Proverbs 6:10.