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What do you think are the characteristics of Chinese knots?

Because of its long history, Chinese knots run through human history. The long-standing cultural precipitation makes Chinese knots permeate the unique and pure cultural essence of the Chinese nation and contain rich cultural connotations. "Rope" and "God" are homophonic, and China culture once worshipped rope in its formation stage. According to written records: "Nu Wa leads the rope in the mud and holds it like a human being." Because the rope is like a coiled snake dragon, China people are descendants of the dragon. In prehistoric times, the image of the dragon god was reflected by the change of knots. The word "knot" is also a word that expresses strength, harmony and emotion. Whether it is combination, friendship, unity, result or marriage, it will always be concentric. "knot" gives people a feeling of reunion, intimacy and warmth, which is homophonic with "knot" and "auspiciousness", with rich and colorful contents and happiness and auspiciousness. "Auspicious" is the eternal pursuit theme of human beings, and "knot", a vital folk skill, has naturally become the essence of China traditional culture, which has flourished and spread to this day.

Chinese knots are not only beautiful in shape and color, but also named after their shapes and meanings, such as coiled knots, algae-well knots and double-money knots. , reflecting the ancient cultural beliefs and strong religious color of China and people's good wishes for truth, goodness and beauty. Decorate a "long knot" on the hook after the wedding, which means that a pair of lovers will always depend on each other and never separate. Decorate a "ruyi knot" on the jade, which means all the best. Decorate a "auspicious knot" on the fan, which represents good luck, good weather and good luck. The hilt is decorated with a "Falun Knot", just like a black-hearted wheel, which means abandoning evil and promoting good.