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Joisel's friendship and encouragement inspired Qin.
Qin took a course in animal science and veterinary medicine at a secondary vocational school in Nanning, capital city of Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region in 2007, to better understand the "structure of animals".
Born to a tailor's family, Qin showed his talent in primary school.
I had no interest in study, he said, and would fold paper at every opportunity, he said.
He devoted himself to origami after leaving vocational school and quickly produced some amazing work.
His work, like that of any artist, is time consuming.
"Folding takes much longer than you expect, usually dozens of days for a work like the mantis, but if you work on an especially delicate one, then you can only make two or three a year."
Neither can any work be copied, each piece has its own unique character and the intricate detail cannot be repeated.
