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Chinese Knot or Chinese traditional decorating
Knot is a kind of characteristic folk
decorations of handicraft art. Appeared in
ancient time, developed in Tang and Song
Dynasty (960-1229A.D.)and popularized in Ming
and Qing Dynasty (1368-1911A.D.) Chinese Knot
has now become a kind of elegant and colorful
arts and crafts from its original practical use.
The characteristic of Chinese Knot is that every
knot is made of a single rope and named by its
specific form and meaning. By combining different
knots or other auspicious adornments skillfully,
an unique auspicious ornament which represents
beauty, idea and wishes is formed. For example,
"Full of joy". "Happiness & Longevity",
"Double Happiness". "Luck and Auspiciousness as
one wishes" and "Wish you a fair wind" are Chinese
traditional pleasant phrases expressing
warmest regards, best wishes and finest ideal.
To fit in with the needs of modern life, Chinese
Knot has various products. The two main series
are auspicious hanging and knitting clothing
adornment. Auspicious hanging includes large
tapestry, big room hanging, automobile hanging etc.
Knitting clothing adornment includes ring, eardrop,
hand chain, necklace and other woman's special
adornments.
Today, people are fond of Chinese Knot for its
characteristic form, colorfulness and profound
meaning.
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