Chinese Oriental Rugs

 To say Chinese oriental rugs might seem like a redundancy because many Westerners think of China as the Orient. However, 'orient' comes from the Latin word meaning rising, for the sun rising in the east. By the 1800s, the term usually referred to China, Japan, Korea, and the surrounding nations.
 Therefore, Chinese oriental rug narrows the region of the Orient to China specifically. Those in the rug know, often regard Chinese oriental rugs as low-grade knockoffs of other more expensive Persian-designed. However, there are some high quality imitations available.