Tied up in knots ahead of Spring Festival

2010-12-27 01:07:28 GMT2010-12-27 09:07:28 (Beijing Time) China Daily

Farmers are busy making Chinese knots on Sunday in Tancheng county, East China’s Shandong province. [Photo/Xinhua]

Farmers are busy making Chinese knots on Sunday in Tancheng county, East China’s Shandong province. [Photo/Xinhua]

Farmers are busy making Chinese knots on Sunday in Tancheng county, East China’s Shandong province. [Photo/Xinhua]

A shop owner sorts Chinese knots for sale on Sunday in Tancheng county, East China’s Shandong province. [Photo/Xinhua]

Farmers air materials for making Chinese knots on Sunday in Tancheng county, East China’s Shandong province, in order to meet demand for the Chinese New Year or the Spring Festival, which falls on Feb 3, 2011.