China-Current Life and Traditional Culture by Orna Taub - HTML preview

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The Chinese knot was originally invented by the craftsmen. After hundreds of years of continuous improvement, has become a kind of elegant and colorful arts and crafts. In ancient times, people use it to record the event, but now used mainly for decorative purposes. The knot means love, marriage and reunion in Chinese, knot is often used for jewelry as a gift exchange or pray for good luck and ward off evil spirits, This form of handicrafts from generation to generation, it has become increasingly popular in China and around the world.

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Chinese knot,each knot is from start to finish with a knot made from silk, every node and in accordance with its basic form, naming Italy. To a different node decorated with each other together, or other accessories with auspicious patterns mix, regarding the formation of a Chinese knot. It is the mathematical mystery of the game show. The complex has a graceful curve, but it can be reduced to the simple 2-D lines. It shows him with the wisdom of the Qing Zhi is the ancient Chinese civilization in one aspect.

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