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  Folding a paper doll requires both patience and perseverance in order to produce a good result.

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  This doll gives viewers a feeling of ethereal grace. It is aptly named "Wind Chaser."

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  Deng Runxin says that she doesn't differentiate between nationalities when she makes her dolls, but doesn't this doll look a bit Korean to you?

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  This doll, called "Goddess of the Lotus Flower," is based on a Chinese goddess.

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  The doll on the left is dressed in Tang dynasty-style clothing, while the doll on the right is wearing clothes that look perfect for a holiday in Hawaii.

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  Deng Runxin (right) showing some interested visitors how to fold paper dolls.

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  This doll is named Cinderella. Does she need to be home before the clock strikes midnight?

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  When Deng Runxin makes her dolls, she will first think of a background story to base them on. The doll you see here was inspired by a poem titled "Liu Chun Zhu".

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  The fiery passion captured in this flamenco-dancing doll is even more amazing when you find out that it's made from a single sheet of uncut A4 paper.

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  This doll is wearing a Japanese kimono.

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  The theme for this doll is "chasing the sun."

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  Isn't it amazing how paper can be used to create such beautiful dolls?

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  This doll is dressed for a day at the fair. Look at her exquisitely detailed outfit!

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  This "forest deity" doll looks stunning in her all-green outfit.

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The paper dolls on display at the Ye Xian Zong Shu Xiang International Chinese Book Exhibition certainly added a dash of vibrant colour to the event.

Their outfits were breathtaking in variety and detail.

In fact, the intricately worked garments and dolls could almost make you forget that you were looking at pieces of folded paper.

Deng Runxin, their maker, says that folding paper dolls takes patience and perseverance to produce good results. Just by looking at her work, one can clearly see the amount of painstaking care and attention she has spent on their creation.

Deng has always been fascinated with paper crafts.

When she was a child, there were some elderly people who made papercuttings that were used as religious offerings.

Her father would also make papercuttings of the Chinese characters for "abundance" and "prosperity" every Chinese New Year. The papercuttings would be pasted onto the rice urn for good luck.

Watching them as she grew up, Deng gained an interest in the work done by her elders.

This interest was later transferred from the art of papercutting to the art of paperfolding, also known as origami.

She initially used her origami creations as bookmarks.

"But when my younger brothers and sisters saw my work, they were delighted and suggested that I write a book telling others how to fold them," she said.

Spurred on by their encouragement, Deng wrote a book on origami.

Because the books she read when she was just beginning to learn the craft were not very detailed and were frustrating to work with, she made it a point to ensure that her own book included all the necessary information.

Deng said that origami is a thousand year old art which began in China but was made famous by Japan. However, it is an art that is gradually being forgotten.