Chinese paper cutting (jianzhi) Animated HTML website template

The sample page

Nian Nian. Jiaozi house in Xi’an’s Beilin District.

The idea

The fold that closes a dumpling becomes a red sheet that is folded, cut with scissors and opened into a Shaanxi window flower, while the lamp behind it throws light through the holes onto the sidewalk.

What to try

Watch the cut open on its own as the lamp comes on, then press “Cut another” to see a four-fold or two-fold cut with a pair of goats being folded and cut.

Made for

Restaurants, tea houses, celebrations and stationery shops

Palette

• #1C1B1A
• #C8102E
• #8E0C1F
• #F4E4C1
• #E6B54A
• #2B2522

Typefaces

Piazzolla + ZCOOL XiaoWei

Cultural notes

• Only two Chinese words, checked and explained: 饺子 (jiaozi) and 窗花 (window flowers).
• Original motifs drawn in code, with every piece held together by paper bridges.
• No dragons, no real landmarks and no fake brush-stroke fonts.

The HTML

What you download

• A single index.html file with nothing to install: open it, swap in your brand and copy, and upload it to your hosting.
• In English and Spanish, tested on desktop and mobile.
• Instructions for changing copy, colors, language and prices, plus its license.