Form 4 science students at St Margaret College Secondary School, Verdala, Cospicua, recently took part in a school project studying the making of Chinese paper cuttings, or Jiǎnzhǐ in the Chinese language. The project was linked to their science study unit about ‘Balancing forces’. The school is this year marking the 10th anniversary of its Science/China Corner.
Chinese paper cutting goes back to the second century AD during the Han dynasty when paper was invented by Cai Lun. The more paper making became popular the more Chinese paper cutting spread and varied in styles and shapes with different regions in China.