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Each different part of China has its own special forms of traditional art．

     Chinese paper cutting， or jianzhi， is a kind of folk art． It's a way to （1）　　 people's hope and feelings． It has a （2）　　 of more than 1，500 years． Paper cutting sounds very easy but it can be difficult． Red paper is usually used as red is（3）　　 with happiness in Chinese culture． The most （4）　　 pictures are flowers， animals， xi （喜）and fu （福）． They are put on windows，doors， and walls（5）　　 symbols of wishes for good luck．

     Chinese clay art is well known and popular all over the country． Now many kids learn to make it in schools or even shopping （6）　　． To make Chinese clay art， the clay is shaped by hand into things， such as cute children or（7）　　 characters from a Chinese fairy tale or historical story．（8）　　 the things get dry in the air， they are fired at a very high heat and then polished and painted． It takes several weeks to （9）　　everything． Although they look so small，they look very real． （10）　　small pieces of clay art show the love that all Chinese people have for life and beauty．