Lào zi
Lào zi (simplified Chinese: 络子; traditional Chinese: 絡子), also called Tāo zi (绦子), is an ancient name for knots in China. In ancient Chinese literature, the Lào zi actually refers to what is now known as zhongguo jie (simplified Chinese: 中国结; traditional Chinese: 中國結; Hanyu Pinyin: zhōngguó jié; Tongyong Pinyin: li; lit.