How To Turn Paper Into A Golden Yuán Bǎo

（金元宝 ) jīn yuán bǎo

涂肇家Tú Zhào Jiā

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The Origin Of 元宝（ Yuán Bǎo）　

• “元宝”（ yuán bǎo ） is a kind of money

from the ancient “ 唐代”（ táng dài ）（ Tang dynasty ） .

• People back then used to carve the

characters “ 元宝” on a coin.

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• This coin is called “ 孔方兄”（ kǒng

fāng xiōng ）

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元

寶

• Nowadays, Chinese people often display

“ 元宝”（ yuán bǎo ） at Chinese New

Year.

• Square and oval shapes are common.

• Chinese people use “ 元宝”（ yuán bǎ

o ） as a symbol of making big fortune

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材料（ cái liào ）（ Material ）• 元宝纸一张（ a piece of yuán bǎo pape

r ）

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Tips

• When you do it, there are some golden powder attached on your hands.

• Never put your fingers into your mouth.

• Please go and wash your hands. Come back immediately after you’ve washed your hands.

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1.Fold into a triangle.

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2.Fold once more.

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3.Reopen it.

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4.Fold inwards to match the central line.

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5.Repeat the same step on the other side.

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6.Open up one side and fold upwards into a diamond shape. Same on the other side.

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7.Fold one-third of the diamond inwards. Same on the other side.

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8.Turn it over. Fold inwards to match the central line. Same on the other side.

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9-10.Fold downwards.

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11.Fold the edge inwards.

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12.Same on the other side.

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13-14.Put your fingers beneath the Yuán Bǎo and push outwards to make it into an ark shape.

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FINISH

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