A woman "plays" a violin made by Qin.(Photo by Liu Jiaoqing/China Daily)
Some people think it's incredible, they see nothing but a piece of paper transformed by my work, he said.
But collectors who know about origami view it as high art, he added, and most of them are foreigners.
There are about 3 to 4 million people in China who dabble in origami and modern communications and the internet means that they can discuss their hobby and work with even the most skilled practitioner.
It's free to talk to anyone on the internet even those masters who have achieved international fame," Qin said.
Under a nom de guerre of Soma Cruz, Qin posts pictures of his work on the internet, sharing his love of origami with thousands of e-pals.
In 2006 Qin struck up communication over the internet with Eric Joisel, a French sculptor and paper-folding artist, considered among the finest origami masters in the world."It's quite amusing for the two of us to exchange ideas in poor English, so most of the time he just showed me how he went about his work on video", said Qin.
