Paper-Cut in China, Twelve Beauties of Nanjing from Dream of the Red Chambers. Black endpapers followed by 12 full color pages, each with a full page paper-cut "beauty" on clear plastic overlay. "Dream of the Red Chamber's old name is Record of Stone. It is one of the four great literary masterpieces in Chinese literary history. It describes all kinds of relations between people.It is a miniature of the society, the whole spiritual culture of that time. The deepest connotation of it lies in the combination of family conflicts and social conflicts. In some degree, it is the reflection of all kinds of conflicts in the society. At the same time it creates many lively and vivid figures. The twelve Beauties of Nanjing are prominent girls among these figures. From their appearance to the end they make readers think a lot. When readers praise their beauty, sigh with feeling at their bad luck. Xinyiuan Paper-cut Studio takes advantages of colorful paper-cut to show the characteristics of figures fi

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