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'Zhezhi Xinfa' (New Ways to Fold Paper) was published by The Commercial Press in China in 1934. The date of 1934 does not appear in the online copy of the work (which can be found here) but does appear in the information given about it. Part of one of the introductory pages is obscured (see below) and it is possible that the obscured section included the date of publication.

Except for those relating to The New Steel Bed and The Cow's Head, all the illustrations in this work are redrawn from 'Winter Nights Entertainments' by R M Abraham, which was published by Constable and Constable in London in 1932.

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Analysis

A Paper Wine Glass - The Paper Cup

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Paper Plane - The Swallow

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????? - The (Cut) Paper Snapper

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Paper Tray - The Junk Box

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Sand Boat - The Chinese Junk

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Paper Ball - The Slit and Assemble Sphere

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The Box with Feet - The Sanbo on Legs

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Paper Teapot - The Kettle

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Paper Meng - The Square-Shaped Vase

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Five Flavour Bottle - The Salt Cellar

This version is decorated to be used as a simple colourchanger.

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Laughing Person - The Laughing Man

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Savage Head - The Wild Man from Borneo

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Paper Hat - The Newspaper Hat

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American Army Cap - The Paper Boat Hat

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Paper Bird - The Flapping Bird

The instructions explain how to make the wings flap.

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Water Bomb - The Water Bomb

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Aviation Cap - The Airforce Cap

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New Steel Bed -

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Double Boat - Another Double Boat

The text says, roughly translated, 'This is the same as the double boat made by the old method but the paper has four layers and is more solid so it won't fall over.'

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Cow's Head -

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A Square Box made from Business Cards - The Playing Card Cube

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Paper Cannon - The Paper Pop Gun

The text says, roughly translated, 'This method of making paper cannons is much louder than the old method of making them by folding a single sheet of paper.'

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Paper Chain - The Slit and Stretch Paper Garland

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Jackfruit Tree - The Newspaper Tree

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Paper Ladder - The Newspaper Ladder

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Police Force - a version of The Chain of Dolls

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Paper Ring - Tab and Slit Paper Bands

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Five-Star Paper Knot - The Pentagonal Knot

The text says, roughly translated, 'In the past people did not use envelopes to send letters. Instead they folded the letters into long strips and tied them into five-star knots.'

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Paper Cut Ring - How to Climb Through a Playing Card

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