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What kinds of Chinese knots are there? What do they mean?

Different Chinese knots have different meanings: Taiping knot: it means that everything goes well in life and peace through the years. Ruyi knot: it means all the best, all the best Tuanjin knot: it means that flowers bloom and the future is bright. Concentric knot: meaning deep love, always knot together. Double money knot: it means that the financial resources are extensive and the wealth is prosperous. Bow: It means that happiness is just around the corner and wealth overlaps. Fish knot: it means wealth and good luck every year. Shouzi knot: it means that people live longer than Nanshan.

Chinese knot is a hand-woven handicraft, and its emotion and wisdom are only one aspect of the ancient civilization of the Han nationality. It was first knotted by sewing clothes in the Paleolithic Age, and then extended to the ritual records of the Han Dynasty, and then evolved into today's decorative techniques.

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. 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.

There are many kinds of Chinese knots, such as double money knot, ox knot, pipa knot, gold knot, cross knot, auspicious knot, swastika knot, coiled knot, algae well knot, double connection, bow knot, 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.