Chinese Paper-Cutting

After 7days without computer, finially, it's repaired!!
really inconvenient....
very busy in the past week and this week and the coming 2 weeks/.\
visiting lots of exhibitions and talks
doing hw
reading note
having test
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ok, they were all past tense
and hw hw hw hw ..............
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ummmm..not a big deal i hope
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To me, it's just a coincidence...perhaps i should said "fortuitous"
when I visit an illustration exhibition , i found a small Chin. paper-cutting workshop.

This is related to the 60th Anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.
However, this is not the main point i'm interested.
it's the upper part of paper.
Guess wt?!
it's a bat...(?n?...but i don't think it is!can't image, probably my skill is too bad...)
y is a bat for the anniversary? because bat in chinese is pronounced as "bian fu" and "fu" means blessing, lucky or well-being...etc related to good things.

----------some info about chin paper-cutting
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. People now usuallu use it as decoration.

Those paper-cut is usu. related to daily life:::: life expressions of the figure's sentiment and appearance, portrayal of natural plants and animals' diverse gestures. Patterns of chrysanthemum display the curling petals, pied magpies show their tiny feathers and others such as a married daughter returning to her parents' home, or young people paying a New Year call to their grandparents.

People find hope and comfort in expressing wishes with paper cuttings. For example: for a wedding ceremony, red paper cuttings are a traditional and required decoration on the tea set, the dressing table glass, and on other furniture. A big red paper character 'Xi' (happiness) is a traditional must on the newlywed's door.Upon the birthday party of a senior, the character 'Shou' represents longevity and will add delight to the whole celebration; while a pattern of plump children cuddling fish signifies that every year they will be abundant in wealth.
-----------info from Yahoo! Knowledge+(revisied)