What's the significance of window grilles and Chinese knots?

Legend has it that a Chinese knot is a whole knot woven by a monk with a rope in his spare time, and then he puts on precious Buddhist ornaments and weaves the word "king" on his buttons, which has been passed down to this day. At that time, in order to show his devotion to the Buddha, the monk made up a word "Wang" with thread and put it on his ear to show his belief in "supreme". Later, it gradually flowed into the society, and the meaning of Chinese knot changed from faith to the symbol of China people's "single-minded" affection, friendship, love and their master's "supreme" status.

Since people know how to tie skins to keep out the cold, they have proved that they know how to tie ropes. With the evolution of civilization, knots not only have the practical function of binding, but also have the tool of taking notes, and some also have the function of decoration. We have collected and sorted out the traditional knots handed down from generation to generation in China with rich decorative functions and practical values, and further studied their structures to strengthen their changes and decorative functions. These symmetrical, delicate, ingenious and changeable Chinese knots are as profound as Chinese culture and can represent the essence of Chinese knots, so they have always been called "Chinese knots".

Paper-cut for window decoration

Window grilles are folk paper-cut works of art with various colors and patterns. This folk custom with national characteristics has a history of thousands of years. Shanxi folk paper-cuts, especially window grilles, are full of Shanxi folk local flavor and strong local flavor. The so-called "Magpie on Plum", "Two Dragons Playing with Beads", "Proud", "Goddess Scattering Flowers" and various patterns of flowers, plants, insects, fish and birds show farmers' good hopes for future life.

Paper-cutting is closely related to the beginning of the Spring Festival. Li Shangyin, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, once wrote in his poems: "Carve gold to win the secular world, and cut green to make people start the Jin style." The "Beijing custom" and "Jin style" in the poem point out this atmosphere. And clearly stated the customs of the Jin people. After the Song and Yuan Dynasties, the time to cut and paste window grilles to welcome the Spring Festival began in beginning of spring, and people used paper-cutting to express their joy in celebrating spring.

In rural Shanxi, the patterns of window grilles are varied, and the contents are healthy, pure, simple and realistic. Of course, it also places people's hopes and imaginations and becomes a way for people to express their thoughts and feelings.

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