What is the origin of Chinese knots?

As early as ancient times, people took notes by tying knots. According to ancient books, people didn't have the tools to take notes at that time, but in order not to forget things, they had a way to tie knots, so that big things would be tied with ropes, and small things would be tied with ropes. It can be seen that in ancient times, "knot" was given different meanings by our ancestors.

Throughout the 5,000-year history of Sinochem costumes, we will find that from the time when the ancestors twisted knots into an "S" shape around their waists, they experienced the "ribbon-waving" in the Zhou Dynasty and the "double-waist ribbon-waving" in the Southern and Northern Dynasties, and all the way to the "buckle" on the cheongsam in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the purse and Yu Pei, all kinds of costumes and ornaments showed the extensive application of knots in the traditional history of China.

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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 a popular art among the people. ?

Chinese knots include: double money knot, ox knot, pipa knot, group gold knot, cross knot, auspicious knot, swastika knot, coiled knot, algae well knot, double connection, trick knot and so on. Chinese knots represent unity, happiness and peace, especially among the people, and their exquisite workmanship is deeply loved by the public.

The Biggest Chinese Knot: 2065438+On July 22nd, 2008, a kindergarten in Kunming successfully challenged the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's largest Chinese knot. The final Chinese knot is 40.72 meters high, 4 1.59 meters in diameter and weighs about 4 tons.