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Different culture in different areas; Professor He from South Audience question: do they speak different languages, prevalence of spoken mandarin but also regional dialects More detailed things need use of knives, Prof. He wearing shirt w/print 56 ethnic groups in China. Prof. He carved 56 flowers to represent each group carving of miao headdress Audience question: how long it takes to make carving. Prof. He needs to take breaks, usually takes her 2-3 days because of detail Both Prof. He and YaliTian donated papercutting Audience question: is a pattern required? Prof. He uses one, YaliTian does not Audience question: [[strikethrough]] o [[/strikethrough]] to teach children, is a pattern used? Yes Audience question: when they learned paper cutting. Began age 6, learned from female family members, variations on tracings to create own styles (YaliTian), family wanted her to collect patterns from others who were very skilled Chinese term for very skilled people, artists, using themas a model YaliTian used notebooks from school to experiment with designs Different shapes and styles of shoes, animal patterns for embroidery on shoe tops Using paper cutting at celebrations, put on windows to create certain mood Using quality of papercutting to determine good daughter-in-law potential Inspiration from trees and birds, birds signifying good luck, gained confidence to create her own paper cuts (YaliTian), establish reputation, invitations to craft for events Papercutter who was 111 years old Benefits of cutting with scissors, helps with circulation, makes YaliTian happy and want to sing-she then sings song (improvisation) about papercutting Diverse backgrounds, origin by region for papercutting in China, different designs excavated from tombs back to 460 AD, designs so intricate that cutting probably goes back even farther Paper invented Eastern Han Dynasty~200 AD, previously used leather, leaves, metal