Coming across Mexican Paper-cut In 1995, I got a chance to participate in the NGO Forum of The 4th Conference of World Women held in Beijing. When wandering through the exotic Cultural Tents, which were arranged by w...Coming across Mexican Paper-cut In 1995, I got a chance to participate in the NGO Forum of The 4th Conference of World Women held in Beijing. When wandering through the exotic Cultural Tents, which were arranged by women from countries all over the world, some colourful paper-cut pendants, hung on long ropes, caught my attention. They looked just like Chinese Spring Festival ornaments! It was then that I found out that the paper-cuttings in this Latin American Tent were the work of a Mexican women. So, I showed great interest in the Mexican paper-cuttings and learnt that Mexican paper-cutting originated in Indian culture in the Columbian period and is related to the ancient practice of sacrificing the dead.展开更多
文摘Coming across Mexican Paper-cut In 1995, I got a chance to participate in the NGO Forum of The 4th Conference of World Women held in Beijing. When wandering through the exotic Cultural Tents, which were arranged by women from countries all over the world, some colourful paper-cut pendants, hung on long ropes, caught my attention. They looked just like Chinese Spring Festival ornaments! It was then that I found out that the paper-cuttings in this Latin American Tent were the work of a Mexican women. So, I showed great interest in the Mexican paper-cuttings and learnt that Mexican paper-cutting originated in Indian culture in the Columbian period and is related to the ancient practice of sacrificing the dead.