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’ve always had the notion that people go to spectator sports to have fun and then they grab the paper to read about it and have fun again.”
—Walter Wellesley (Red)
“There’s only one way for an individual to remain upright, not to fall to pieces, not to sink into the mire of self-oblivion ... or self-contempt. That’s calmly to turn away from everything, to say, “Enough!” and, folding one’s useless arms across one’s empty breast, to retain the ultimate, the sole attainable virtue, the virtue of recognizing one’s own insignificance.”
—Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev (1818–1883)