The Roots of Art

1. First browse the color plates to build an intuitive impression, then read the text to understand the symbolism and techniques.
2. Observe window decorations and New Year pictures in combination with festivals such as Spring Festival, and identify auspicious meanings against the patterns in the book.
3. Prepare scissors and red paper, choose simple patterns to try by hand, and deepen understanding of paper-cutting.
4. When reading with children, tell folk stories around the meanings of the patterns to extend the aesthetic education experience.

Founded in 1982, Modern Press is a Chinese publisher that serves general readers across a diverse range of subjects. Judging from its catalog, its publishing focuses on classical poetry, Eastern philosophy, psychological research and application, popular science, and modern poetry, along with history, biography, and children's books. The Book of Songs, the illustrated vernacular edition of the Classic of Mountains and Seas, The Complete Poems of Dai Wangshu, and Buddhism in the Vegetable Roots reflect efforts to make traditional culture and poetry accessible; works by Carl Gustav Jung such as The Development of Personality and Understanding Your Psychological Type, together with titles from the Ivy International Education Alliance, show sustained attention to psychology and educational reading; and Stephen Hawking's works and the illustrated two-volume Brief History of Everything and A Brief History of Time indicate a commitment to popular science. Its authors include figures such as Qu Wanli, Xu Ke, Dai Wangshu, and Jung, and its publishing emphasizes retelling classics and accessible, illustrated presentation. Because public information is limited, this summary is based only on the titles in our catalog.