The largest areas of land are called continents. There are seven continents: Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, South America.
Paper makers traveled great distances to pay their respects. Paper Folding in Chinese Culture. The name origami is a Japanese term from the words oru (to fold) and kami (paper). In China, the art of folding paper is referred to by the Chinese name zhezhi.Chinese paper folders tend to focus more on making inanimate objects, such as boats or small dishes.Japanese paper folders tend to favor examples of living things, such as the origami crane or a pretty paper flower.Paper folding was first used in China for ceremonial purposes. At funerals, people would burn folded paper representations of the golden nuggets used as currency until the 20th century.apanese paper folders tend to favor examples of living things, such as the origami crane or a pretty paper flower. Paper folding was first used in China for ceremonial purposes. At funerals, people would burn folded paper representations of the golden nuggets used as currency until the 20th century.
Wallpaper actually began in ancient China, first because the Chinese invented paper, and secondly because they glued rice paper onto their walls as early as 200 B.C. In 105 A.D., the Chinese court official Ts'ai Lun, invented papermaking from textile waste, i.e. from rags.ilkscreen printing is said to have originated in Japan and China between 960-1280. Although, it was first patented in England by Samuel Simon in 1907. The first mechanical silkscreen machine was invented in 1920.