With gradually developing, the knots became a distinctive decorative art in China starting from the Spring and Autumn Period to use the ribbon knotting and the decorative knots on the clothing. Written in "Zuo zhuan": ""The collar has an intersection, and the belt is tied as knots"" (Chinese: 衣有桧，带有结). It then deriving the Lào zi (Chinese: 络子) culture. The word "Lao" (Chinese: 络) is the ancient appellation in China of the knot, and it was a tradition to tie a knot at the waist by silk or cotton ribbon. The first peak of Lào zi culture was during the Sui Dynasty and Tang Dynasty (581-906 CE), when numbers basic knots, such as Sauvastika knot (Chinese: 万字结) and Round brocade knot (Chinese: 团锦结), generated the Lào zi vogue on the garments and the common folk art in the palace and home. Therefore, knots were cherished not only as symbols and tools but also as an essential part of everyday life to decorate and express thoughts and feelings.