History of Paper Folding

Papermaking is considered to be one of the four great inventions of Ancient China. The technique of papermaking was brought to Korea and Japan. Later on, these Northeast Asian countries developed different styles and traditions of paper folding.
Korea accepted paper not only for writing, but also for making windows, wallpaper, and furniture. Koreans lived with papers for more than a thousand years.
Japan produced quality paper and developed independent paper folding. The Japanese also published the first books on paper folding (Origami).

Today, paper folding is used in various occasions, People apply paper folding to design architectural models such as space stations and to make clothing. Studies
have found that paper folding helps brain development, creative ability, concentrating ability, and geometrical understanding making paper folding a favorite children activity for learning mathematic skills.