Session Description

In this workshop, the iEARN Taiwan team will introduce the art of Chinese paper cutting and Hakka oil-paper umbrellas. Participants will enjoy the beauty of traditional folk art and will experience easy steps to make their own paper cuts and paint a paper umbrella. In the session, you will learn about Taiwanese folk art and have a chance to do it by yourself. We hope to promote intercultural understanding through these fun activities. 

What will youth learn and be able to do at the end of the session?

Participants can learn about Taiwanese folk art and will be able to make their own paper cuts and paint a paper umbrella.

Additional Session Information

In this workshop, the iEARN Taiwan team will introduce the art of Chinese paper cutting and Hakka oil-paper umbrellas. Participants will enjoy the beauty of traditional folk art and will experience easy steps to make their own paper cuts and paint a paper umbrella. Chinese paper cuts are commonly made in the color red, which is a symbol of good luck, and are usually pasted on doors, windows, mirrors, or lamps as decorations on special festivals and weddings. In Hakka culture, oil-paper umbrellas not only provide shelter from the rain but also symbolize the coming together of the whole family. Paper umbrellas are given as a dowry, a blessing for newlyweds to have a baby soon. In the session, you will learn about Taiwanese folk art and have a chance to do it by yourself. We hope to promote intercultural understanding through these fun activities. 

Session Resources

The Beauty of Folk Art_Presentation Slides
These are the slides of "the beauty of folk art " for the conference session and youth summit.

The Beauty of Folk Art_ Lei Tea video
This is a video of "the beauty of folk art " for the conference and youth summit.

The Beauty of Folk Art_ paper cut video
This is a video of "the beauty of folk art " for the conference and youth summit.

The Beauty of Folk Art_ spinning tops video
This is a video of "the beauty of folk art " for the conference and youth summit.

The Beauty of Folk Art_ link
This is a link of "the beauty of folk art " for the conference and youth summit.