Workshop paper cut and traditional Chinese games

Name: Taller de papel recortado y juegos tradicionales chinos
Start: 2023-09-16T13:00:00+02:00
End: 2023-09-16T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Inalco - Maison de la recherche

Chinese cut paper (剪纸) is a very popular folk art that has a long history in China. Various motifs (animals, flowers, etc.) are cut from paper to create elements …

Sábado 16 septiembre 2023, 13:00Passed

Inalco

Chinese cut paper (剪纸) is a very popular folk art that has a long history in China. Various patterns (animals, flowers, etc.) are cut from paper to create decorative elements for parties and weddings. Chinese cut paper also serves as wall decoration in homes.
This workshop is offered by the Chin'alco association as part of the European Inalco Heritage Days, on Saturday, September 16 from 1 pm to 6 pm (20-minute sessions - last entries at 5:30 pm).
Free entry, subject to high attendance.

About the location

Inalco - Maison de la recherche

2 rue de Lille 75007 Paris

Paris
Île-de-France

Commissioned by the Marquis de Bacqueville in 1716, the building at 2 rue de Lille was purchased and renovated by Jean-Louis Bernage in 1767, before welcoming in 1874 the Ecole des Langues Orientales and its library. Numerous works were carried out during the 1880s to give an institutional and symbolic setting to the school’s teaching missions.
The current building retains the entire north wing of the initial construction of the Bernage Hotel. The wings of the rue des Saints-Pères and of Lille are the result of the realization between 1886 and 1889 of the first phase of the great project imagined by Faure-Dujarric. The fourth and last wing, to the west, as well as the upper part of the pavilion of the library at 2 rue de Lille belong to the last campaign of works that was initiated to complete this ensemble in 1935 by the architect Paul Barrias.
This rich building has housed the Arabic, Turkish, Persian, Chinese and dozens of other languages. It saw the birth and growth of the Doctoral