Post the couplets from right to left, and read the couplets from right to left.
1. First, distinguish the upper and lower couplets
1. They can be divided into equal parts according to the tone. Spring couplets pay more attention to the flat and oblique tones. The last character of the first couplet should be oblique and the last character of the second couplet should be flat. (Note: In Mandarin: the first and second tones are flat tones, and the third and fourth tones are oblique tones.)
2. They can be divided according to time. The first line with time is the first line, and the second line with time is the second line.
3. It can be divided according to the causal relationship. "Cause" is the first couplet, and "effect" is the second couplet.
4. It can also be divided according to spatial range. Generally, the smaller ones are in front and the larger ones are in the back. For example, if home and country are in the same couplet, the one containing home is the first couplet.
2. If there is a horizontal batch, the upper and lower couplets can be distinguished according to the horizontal batch.
1. If the horizontal batch is from right to left, the upper couplet is affixed to the right and the lower couplet is affixed to the left.
2. If the horizontal batch is from left to right, the top couplet is posted on the left and the bottom couplet is posted on the right.
3. Paste couplets
It is necessary to distinguish the upper and lower parts of the door. When facing the door, the right hand direction is the upward direction, and the left hand direction is the downward direction. Generally, the first couplet is pasted at the top, and the second couplet is pasted at the bottom.
Extended information:
Couplets originate from the symmetry of Chinese characters and sounds. They should have appeared before the Zhou Dynasty. The development of papermaking and calligraphy made couplets an independent style.
The couplets are short in form and concise in diction. They are not only a vivid form of artistic expression, but also an excellent cultural heritage. Couplets were developed on the basis of ancient "peach charms" and "couples". The earliest Spring Festival couplets in China appeared more than a thousand years ago.
According to historical records, on the eve of the Spring Festival in the 27th year of the reign of Emperor Shu (AD 964), Meng Chang, the Lord of Later Shu, was good at couplets, so he took advantage of the coming New Year to Suddenly an order was issued, requiring the ministers to write couplets on the "Peach Talisman Board" to test their talents.
The ministers each wrote a piece and waited patiently for review. Meng Chang read them one by one and was not satisfied with them. So he took up the pen himself and wrote on the "Peach Talisman Board" "New Year Na Yuqing; Festival Number Changchun". This is the earliest Spring Festival couplet recorded in Chinese writing.