TAIPEI, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) — The Chinese knot, crafted by knotting or weaving a single length of cord or rope into a variety of shapes, is a common decoration for the Spring Festival, the most important ...
It took three evenings for 21-year-old college student Chen Xing to make a delicate red Chinese Knot (zhongguojie) as a special gift for her mother's 50th birthday, which fell during Spring Festival.
The knot button is a distinctive characteristic of traditional Chinese apparel. Even today, it is still highly visible on garments like Qipao, or cheongsam. During the upcoming World Expo in Shanghai, ...