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Fold a Boya Tower | Haozheng PEI | TEDxFuxingPark

What can a single sheet of paper do? In Pei Haozheng's hands, a sheet of paper can be a stunning Xumizuo (an ornate Buddhist pedestal), a tower body with complex structures, or a multi-eaved tower top. It can also be a landing device, a precision mechanical part, or even a large-scale sculpture. As a Guinness World Record-holding origami artist, Pei shows us the countless wonders of origami. Pei Haozheng, a scientific artist, Olympic designer, Fellow of the World Academy of Art and Science, and project mentor at Peking University and MIT. His research focuses on origami and deployable structure design, integrating mathematical logic, geometric topology, and artistic aesthetics. He has won the World Championship at the International Origami Olympiad along with 6 individual gold medals, the China Excellent Cultural and Museum Social Education Case Award (the highest award in the cultural and museum field), and the Best Work Award of the National Stadium. He was also awarded the high honor of "Boao Youth Leader" by Li Zhaoxing, the 9th Minister of Foreign Affairs of China. As an artist invited by governments including those of the UK and the US, he has participated in numerous exhibitions at home and abroad; his works are permanently collected by national first-class museums, multiple international organizations, and peace ambassadors from over 20 countries around the world. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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