Paper­cutting is a very special visual art of Chinese handicrafts.One saying is that it is originated(起源于；来自) from the religious ceremony of offerings.The ancient people cut papers into animals or people.They either buried them with the dead or burned them on the funerals，wishing that things that paper stands for could be with the dead.After hundreds of years’ development，now they have become a very popular means of decoration(装饰) among country folk，especially women.

Unit 6　Design