Forbidden City

Thanks to Tea & Creativity for posting this.

Forbidden City from lilyhonglei on Vimeo.

Forbidden City is an experimental art piece combining traditional Chinese cut paper and digital animation techniques, which speaks to the history of China.

According to Tea & Creativity, cut paper is referred to not only an ancient, auspicious symbolic art, but also adapted to propaganda needs throughout contemporary Chinese political life.

The scene is set in a traditional teahouse near Forbidden City in Beijing.