中国结(the Chinese knot)最初是由手工艺人发明的，经过数百年不断的改进，已经成为一种优雅多彩的艺术和工艺。在古代，人们用它来记录事件，但现在主要用于装饰的目的。“结”在中文里意味着爱情、婚姻和团聚。中国结常常作为礼物交换或用作饰品祈求好运和避邪。这种形式的手工艺(handicraft)代代相传，现在已经在中国和世界各地越来越受欢迎。
The Chinese knot was firstly invented by craftsman and it has become an elegant art after hundred years of improvement. In ancient times, people use knot to record events, but nowadays it is used for decoration. “Knot” in Chinese stands for love, marriage and reunion. Chinese knot is used as gift or ornament, which can bring in good luck and sweep away ill fortune. Having handed over generations after generations, this type of handicraft is extremely popular in China as well as the whole world。
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