China On The Art And Culture Of Knots

With its meanings and functions, the Chinese knots has absorbed the purest essence of the Chinese culture. The Chinese character sheng(绳, ropes) has the sounds the same as shen(神, gods). In the long history when the Chinese culture formed, the Chinese people once worshiped ropes. Acording to written records, Lady NvWa, the creator of human beings, put ropes in the clay and erected it as the first man. Ropes look like curling dragons and snakes and the Chinese claim to be the offsprings the dragon. That is why the portrait of dragon god in prehistory appeared as a collection of ropes. The Chinese character jie(结) stands for vigor and strength, harmony and reunion and intimacy and warmth. Meanwhile, jie(结) sounds like ji(吉), which contains more and richer meanings such as blessing, wealth, longevity, happiness, fortune, safety and health. To the Chinese people, ji(吉) is a permanent theme of their pursuit. From what has been discussed above, we can draw a safe conclusion that it is hardly any wonder the art of Chinese knot has been passed down as the essence of Chinese culture.Chinese knots are widely used in all aspects of life. Through the history of thousands of years this art form thrive on the fertilization of various cultures of different ethnic groups. Over time, artisticality has replaced practicability and its meanings have been enriched, resulting in the widespread of the wonderful art into decoration, clothing, keepsake, gifts and even ways of expressing wishes.The ancient art of Chinese knotting requires continuition, popularization and innovation. Based on my teaching experience accumulated in so many years and my own life experience, combining my unique esthetic taste with my devotion to my job as well as to the Chinese art, I have set up my own teaching mode which can stimulate students'enthusiasm to the fullest. My Learners Based, Necessity Guided, Experience Stressed classes are sure to be welcome.