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    Chinese culture

    $Ancient Chinese Coin II
    Description A coin with a squared hole.
    From 3x7 (or US dollar bill)
    Design Date 4/11/2009
    Diagram Date 8/2009
    Diagram(s)
  • Green Origami Gifts by Sy Chen, 2011. :
  • $ Chinese Dragon
    From 3x7 (or US dollar bill)
    Design Date 1/3/2000
    Inspiration Millennium dragon challenge for year 2000
    $ Chopstick Wrapper
    From 3x7 (or US dollar bill)
    Design Date 7/28/2000
    Inspiration Chopstick Wrapper discussion in Origami-L mailing list
    Diagram(s)
  • pdf
  • $ Dragon Boat
    From 3x7 (or US dollar bill)
    Design Date 3/6/2001
    Inspiration Racing at Dragon Boat Festival
    Diagram(s)
  • Green Origami Gifts by Sy Chen, 2011. :
  • Chinese Dragon II
    From Mono square
    Design Date 3/2004
    Inspiration A coworker's request
    'Heart' Chinese Character
    From Duo-color square
    Design Date 1/1997
    Inspiration A quick design for Deh-Ming Chinese Language school new semester display
    Tea Cup
    From Square
    Design Date 5/17/1998
    Inspiration Making a tea set
    Diagram(s)
  • OrigamiUSA 2003 Origami Collection by OrigamiUSA 2003.
  • Folding Australia 2005 Origami Convention Book by Melbourne Origami Group 2005.
  • Origami
    Description Make 'Fold' character from paper
    From Duo-color square
    Design Date 6/30/1999-7/1/1999
    Panda I
    From Duo-color square
    Design Date 7/1997
    Pureland Panda
    Description I made this model as simple as possible. It can be flatten as a bookmark.
    From Duo-color square
    Design Date 3/16/2001
    Inspiration Michael Janssen-Gibson's Panda Gallery
    Diagram(s)
  • British Origami Magazine by BOS, April #207, 2001.
  • NOA Symposium Diagram Collection by NOA, Summer 2001.
  • NOA Monthly Origami Magazine by NOA, November 315, 2001.
  • OrigamiUSA Annual Collection by OrigamiUSA 2002.
  • Super Quick Origami Animals by Nick Robinson 2002.
  • Bay Area Rapid Folder by Jeremy Shafer, Winter 2003.
  • OSN Minori by OSN 3, 2002.
  • Page-a-Day Calendar by Margaret van Sicklen, 2008. Aug 8
  • Orison by OSN, 1, 2008. :
  • Page-a-day Calendar by Margaret van Sicklen, 2009. Jan 9:
  • Simple Origami - as featured in The Herald by BOS, 75, 2008. 43:
  • The Herald Village Newspaper by The local villagers, October 257, 2008. 17:
  • Page-a-day Calendar by Margaret van Sicklen, 2010. Apr 19:
  • Page-a-day Calendar by Margaret van Sicklen, 2011. Jan 7:
  • Page-a-day Calendar by Margaret van Sicklen, 2012. Feb 8:
  • Page-a-day Calendar by Margaret van Sicklen, 2013. Mar 30:
  • Page-a-day Calendar by Margaret van Sicklen, 2014. Oct 23:
  • Origami Pop-ups: to Amaze and Amuse by Jeremy Shafer, 2013. 69:
  • Page-a-day Calendar by Margaret van Sicklen, 2015. Dec 24:
  • Page-a-day Calendar by Margaret van Sicklen, 2016. Feb. 8:
  • Red Envelope
    From Square
    Design Date 6/1997
    Inspiration Chinese new year
    Diagram(s)
  • pdf
  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQJF9dTqBgg by thebigbluevan , 2012. :
  • Tai-Chi Symbol
    From Duo-color square
    Design Date 7/1995
    Diagram Date 11~12/1998
    Diagram(s)
  • pdf
  • British Origami Magazine by BOS, October #198, 1999.
  • Mennorode by Nederland Convention March, 2006.
  • YouTube by EzOrigami
  • YouTube by Jo Nakashima
  • Tangram Pajarita Solution
    Description I did have several attempts since the design of Tangram Square.
    From Square
    Design Date 7/14/2005
    Diagram(s)
  • PCOC Play - Actions Models, Puzzles, & Games by OrigamiUSA 2005.
  • Tangram Square
    Description Tangram solution for a square
    From Mono square
    Design Date 5/24/2001-5/25/2001
    Inspiration After arranging real tangram pieces into a pajarita, I got a new idea to solve this puzzle.
    Teapot
    From Square
    Design Date 1/1996
    Diagram(s)
  • OrigamiUSA 2003 Origami Collection by OrigamiUSA 2003.
  • Folding Australia 2005 Origami Convention Book by Melbourne Origami Group 2005.