Jelgava Spidola Gymnasium Experienced the Chinese Paper-cutting
当地时间12月6日、7日，叶尔加瓦斯比杜拉中学的汉语教师志愿者车俊池分别与汉语课堂初中初级班和高中初级班的学生体验了中国传统的剪纸艺术。
汉语教师志愿者首先介绍了剪纸的起源与传说，然后用图片展示了剪纸类型、用途和剪纸中出现频率较高的动物，如鸡、蝙蝠和鱼，同时介绍了剪刀、纸等工具的汉语说法。
在学生对剪纸有了初步了解之后，汉语教师志愿者开始与学生一起剪纸。从学生喜闻乐见且简单上手的大熊猫剪纸到“囍”字剪纸，再到最后的六折团花剪纸，学生们都一一完成，并都将作品贴到了白纸上展示。
本次中国剪纸体验课不仅让学生对中国剪纸及其文化有了大概的了解，还激发了学生对中国文化的极大兴趣。
Local time on 6th and 7th December, 2018, the students in the beginners group of Jelgava Spidola Gymnasium experienced the Chinese Paper-cutting with the volunteer Chinese teacher, Che Junchi.
The volunteer Chinese teacher first introduced the origins and legends of the paper-cutting, and then he used some pictures to show the types, uses of it and the high some typical animals in the Paper-cutting, such as roosters, bats and fish. After that, he also introduced the Chinese language of scissors, paper and some other tools.
When students had a preliminary understanding about the Paper-cutting, the volunteer Chinese teacher began to make the Paper-cutting with students. They made the Paper-cutting of Panda, Chinese character “囍”，and the six-folded Paper-cutting. And they stuck their works on the white paper at the end.
The experience lesson of the Chinese Paper-cutting not only gave students a general understanding of it, but also inspired student’s great interest in Chinese culture.
