It is truly an amazing sight to watch a master cut intricate patterns with merely a pair of scissors and a piece of paper! Paper cutting is a traditional art form, which is still popular in China today. Watch how Ms. Ai, a master at paper cutting, continually expands her business and, at the same time, helps fellow women to earn extra income through paper cutting.

It is truly an amazing sight to watch a master cut intricate patterns with merely a pair of scissors and a piece of paper! Paper cutting is a traditional art form, which is still popular in China today. Watch how Ms. Ai, a master at paper cutting, continually expands her business and, at the same time, helps fellow women to earn extra income through paper cutting.

It is truly an amazing sight to watch a master cut intricate patterns with merely a pair of scissors and a piece of paper! Paper cutting is a traditional art form, which is still popular in China today. Watch how Ms. Ai, a master at paper cutting, continually expands her business and, at the same time, helps fellow women to earn extra income through paper cutting.

It is truly an amazing sight to watch a master cut intricate patterns with merely a pair of scissors and a piece of paper! Paper cutting is a traditional art form, which is still popular in China today. Watch how Ms. Ai, a master at paper cutting, continually expands her business and, at the same time, helps fellow women to earn extra income through paper cutting.

While everyone holds chopsticks to eat in China, what is the proper way to do so? What is the proper chopstick-holding etiquette and what do people from different parts of China believe about it?

Can all Chinese people hold chopsticks in the correct way? This is not always the case!

Watch this entertaining competition in which Chinese people put their chopstick abilities to the test.

Famous stars talk about the different uses of bamboo and the role it played in their childhood.

Famous stars are put to the test to see if they know the proper uses of bamboo utensils.

One of the guests recites a famous poem that speaks of the tenacity of the bamboo and its representation of the Chinese people.

An expert explains the origins of the brush pen and bamboo slips and how the Chinese characters for these items came about.

Famous guests discuss the wide variety of traditional Chinese bamboo and stringed musical instruments.

Why do parents these days have their children learn Western instruments instead of traditional Chinese instruments?

Members of the Dai ethnic group explain the role bamboo plays in their lives as well as courting rituals.

Let`s talk about the oil-paper umbrellas that originated from Sichuan`s Luzhou city.

This video explains the origins of the oil-paper umbrella.

The key to making oil-paper umbrellas: rules.

The choice of bamboo is extremely important in the construction of oil-paper umbrellas.

The oil-paper umbrella is beginning to take shape. Next in the process is preparing the paper.

This video details the final steps in producing the oil-paper umbrella.

This video explains the oil in oil-paper umbrellas.

Why do oil-paper umbrellas from Luzhou have such a great reputation?

The giving of hongbao, otherwise known as lucky money, is an age-old tradition for the Chinese New Year. Here is a brief introduction to its interesting history and some less traditional ideas of what to send as hongbao!

Niu talks about her memories of growing up in a small town with her older brother and his best friend.