As a unique literary form, Spring Festival couplets have a long history in China. It began in the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, especially in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and has developed for more than a thousand years today. As early as before the Qin and Han dynasties, there was a custom of hanging peach symbols around the gate every New Year. At this time, Fu Tao is a big board made of two pieces of peach wood, with the names of the legendary gods Shentu and Leiyu written on it, to exorcise ghosts and suppress evil souls. This custom lasted for more than 1000 years.
It was not until the Five Dynasties that people began to put couplets on mahogany boards instead of the names of gods. According to historical records, on New Year's Eve in 964 AD, Meng Chang, a master of Houshu, wrote couplets on the bedroom door. At this time, Changchun, with a number of festivals, was the earliest Spring Festival couplets in China.
After the Song Dynasty, it has become quite common for people to hang Spring Festival couplets in the New Year. Therefore, thousands of families in Wang Anshi's poem "January 1st" always exchanged new peaches for old ones, which was a true portrayal of the grand occasion of Spring Festival couplets at that time. Because the appearance of Spring Festival couplets is closely related to peach symbols, the ancients also called Spring Festival couplets peach symbols.
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Couplets are one of the traditional cultures of the Han nationality. They are antithetical sentences written on paper and cloth or engraved on bamboo, wood and columns. The antithesis of couplets is neat and even, which is a unique cultural and artistic form of Chinese language. According to legend, couplets originated from Meng Changjun, the master of Shu after the Five Dynasties. Couplets are the traditional cultural treasures of Han nationality in China.
Couplets, also called couplets, are named after the pillars hung in halls and houses in ancient times. They are commonly known as even characters, couplets, couplets and doors. The name "couplets" began in the Ming Dynasty. It is a kind of dual literature, which originated in Fu Tao, and it is a national style that uses the characteristics of Chinese characters to write. Its wonderful combination with calligraphy has become a colorful artistic creation of the Chinese nation.
Couplets, also known as antithesis, antithesis, spring stickers, Spring Festival couplets, couplets, peach symbols and couplets, are a kind of dual literature, which originated from peach symbols. It is a antithetical sentence written on paper, cloth or engraved on bamboo, wood and columns. It is a unique art form of Chinese, concise and profound, neat and even, with the same number of words and the same structure.