Gu Xiangyang, basic knowledge of couplets

Couplets are also called couplets, and some are called couplets, couplets and couplets. It originates from poetry and is the product of the evolution of poetic style. It is said that the earliest couplets were made after 964 AD by Meng Changjun, the monarch of Shu, who accepted Qing Yu in the New Year and celebrated Changchun in festivals.

Couplets are widely used. Can be comfortable, like the scene, chanting, writing and discussing. Very practical. Regardless of ancient and modern times, couplets have always been a means of expressing thoughts and feelings and activating cultural life. They are a literary form that is appreciated and loved by elegance and the public.

According to its content, couplets can be divided into happy couplets, sad couplets, Spring Festival couplets, satirical couplets, set couplets and open couplets.

The requirements for couplets are: 1. The number of words is equal, even and orderly, and the antithesis is neat and rhythmic. A couplet cannot have irregular words. Second, the meaning of the question is the same. Don't be wrong, white, obscure, piled and dropped books.

In a word, couplet is a unique product of China culture, which is integrated with calligraphy. This is one of the essences of China culture.