中国结，它身上所显示的情致与智慧正是中华古老文明中的一个文化面；是人类世代繁衍的隐喻；也是数学奥秘的游戏呈现。它有着复杂曼妙的曲线，却可以还原成最单纯的二维线条。它有着飘逸雅致的韵味，出自于太初年代人类生活的基本工具。
中国结由旧石器时代的缝衣打结，推展至汉朝的仪礼记事，再演变成今日的装饰手艺。周朝人随身的佩戴玉常以中国结为装饰，而战国时代铜器上也有中国结的图案，延续至清朝才是中国结真正流传于民间艺术的时候，当时多用来室内装饰、亲友间的馈赠礼物及个人的随身饰物。民国69年(1980)，由台湾一群热爱结绳艺术的朋友广为收集整理与研究，因为其外观对称精致，可以代表出中华民族悠久的历史，符合中国传统装饰的习俗和审美观念，故命名为中国结。
中国结不仅造型优美、色彩多样，同时作品的命名，如「双寿」、「双喜」、「凤麟呈祥」、「鲤跃龙门」、「福寿双全」、「万事如意」、「吉庆有余」、「方胜平安」…等，都具有中华民族特有吉祥美满的象征，将这些具有特殊意义的结饰送给亲友，不但喜气洋溢，也是一种千情万意的祝福。
Chinese knot
Chinese knot, it was a fantastic show and the wisdom of ancient civilization in a culture of face,Generations of human reproduction is the metaphor, The game is mathematical mystery.It is a complex and lithe and graceful curve, but can be the most simple reduction of two-dimensional line.It is elegant and refined flavor, from the beginning of human life in the basic tools.
Chinese knot by paleolithic sew knot, promote the han dynasty to Chicago, then turned into this chronicle of adornment craftsmanship. The man wearing jade often to carry the Chinese knot adornment, but also has the warring states bronze pattern of Chinese knot, continues to the qing dynasty is the Chinese knot really spread in the folk art, when many friends to interior decoration, between the individual with presents and ornaments. In (1980), a group of love by Taiwan rope friends of art collection and research, is because its appearance, can represent a delicate symmetry of the nation's history, with the custom of Chinese traditional decoration and aesthetic ideas, so named Chinese knot.
