What is a Chinese knot?

Chinese knot is a unique hand-woven handicraft of Han nationality, and its emotion and wisdom are only one aspect of the ancient civilization of Han nationality. It was made by sewing and knotting clothes from Paleolithic age, extended to the Book of Rites in Han Dynasty, and then evolved into today's decorative technology. Jade articles worn by Zhou people are often decorated with Chinese knots, and bronzes in the Warring States period also have patterns of Chinese knots. It was not until the Qing Dynasty that Chinese knots really became an art circulated among the people. Nowadays, it is mostly used to decorate gifts and personal ornaments indoors and between relatives and friends. Because of its symmetrical and exquisite appearance, it can represent the long history of the Han nationality and conform to the customs and aesthetic concepts of traditional decoration in China, so it is named Chinese knot. Chinese knots include: double money knot, ox knot, pipa knot, tuanjin knot, cross knot, auspicious knot, swastika knot, Pan Long knot, seaweed knot, double tie, bow knot and Kit knot. Chinese knots represent unity, happiness and peace, especially among the people, and their exquisite workmanship is deeply loved by the public.

Chinese knot, which expresses emotion and wisdom, is the cultural knowledge in ancient China civilization; Metaphor of human reproduction from generation to generation; It is also a game presentation of mathematical mysteries. It has a complex and beautiful curve, but it can be reduced to the simplest two-dimensional line. It has an elegant charm, which comes from the basic tools of early human life. Chinese knots began with the knots of our ancestors.