The recorded couplets first appeared in the Three Kingdoms period, with a history of at least 1700 years. As a traditional cultural form, why can couplets be handed down and loved by the people in the ups and downs of the Millennium? Couplets originated from parallel prose and regular poetry, and absorbed the characteristics of poetry, prose and lyrics in the continuous development. With the development of papermaking and calligraphy, they finally formed an independent style, which was deeply loved by the people, with various forms of expression and a wider audience. It is suitable for women, children and the elderly, the rich and the poor, and it is an indispensable way of entertainment for ancient people who lack entertainment activities.
There are also many lively and interesting folk stories about couplets, such as the love story of this talented woman in ancient times. According to legend, during the Northern Song Dynasty, there was a large family in Kaifeng, Henan Province, which was well-off and well-fed. This big family has an only daughter, who has been proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting since childhood, with a blue temperament and a lot of talent. Talent and looks are unique, so a talented woman will naturally be sought after by many men.
Just an ambitious talented woman, how can she value a son and brother who is just ignorant and has no ink in her heart? In the long run, marriage has become a big worry for a big family. With the growth of talented women's age, marriage events still cannot be solved, and boring emotions accumulate in their hearts like cumulus clouds.
One day, when a talented woman mourned for herself in the mirror, she suddenly had a brainwave and came up with a good way to compare marriage. In this way, she wants to find a suitable man who can read poetry books with herself and is as full of poetry theory as herself. The news of a talented woman getting married is like sand leaking through her fingers. At that time, all the talented people in the city who hanged themselves to read poetry books were eager to see this talented woman. If you are seen by talented women, you will not only be accompanied by beautiful women, but also get a pretty rich bride price. In just a few days, a talented woman's mansion was crowded with people.
In the face of many talented people who came to run for husband, the talented women looked trance-like and created a couplet "Spring in the Cave", which was elegant and full of talent. After several days of competition, the three sons finally became the final candidates by virtue of their talents. All three sons are worthy of talented women. As for who wins, talented women will choose for themselves.
The first childe's couplet is "the plain ancient wood is ten feet high", but it is not in harmony with the elegant meaning of the couplet; The couplet of the Second Childe is "Mountains and Fogs Drift in the Song Sea". The mountain fog is magnificent, but the momentum is too majestic, which means it is not neat; Disappointed, the talented woman looked at her third son, who was as graceful as jade, and only heard him say slowly, "The mountain breeze is coming." "There are endless springs in the cave, and the breeze comes from the mountains." Mountains and rivers, breezes and spring, how elegant and poetic. The talented woman blushed and finally chose her third son to be Mr. Right.
Just as this pair is a perfect match, the talented woman and her son get to know each other after marriage, knowing that you know me and live together. In their spare time, they sing poems and read the West Chamber together. Live a life like a fairy couple. And this beautiful story, this eternal absolute, has also been recorded and passed down to this day.
In addition to talents and talented women, Wang Anshi and his wife, Miss Ma, also became attached. According to legend, 20-year-old Wang Anshi passed Majia town on his way to catch the exam and was welcoming the Lantern Festival. It turns out that this Miss Ma has read many poetry books since she was a child, and she is brilliant. Now she is Miss Ma in her prime. In order to find a husband, she puts up couplets, and if a man is absent, she will marry him. But the first one has been posted for several days, but no one has made the second one satisfactory to Miss Ma.
The talented Wang Anshi naturally refused to miss this opportunity. He looked intently and saw that the first couplet was neatly written, "Lantern runs, light runs, light stops." It seems that there is nothing strange, but it is actually three "horses" and three "lights", which have both heavy words and couplets. It is difficult to make couplets. Wang Anshi was extremely distressed. Because he had to rush to scientific research, he had to temporarily give up couplets and bid farewell to the town.
Wang Anshi, who finally entered the exam, will face the examination questions given by the examiner himself. The examiner looked at the tiger flag flying in front of the examination room and had a brainwave. Wang Anshi was overjoyed when he heard this, and immediately wrote down the couplet "Run the lantern, light the horse, stop the horse." The examiner was very satisfied with Wang Anshi's talent and praised him greatly. Wang Anshi was also overjoyed. The talented woman in the Ma family really helped me a lot.
After the expedition, Wang Anshi didn't have time to celebrate with wine and went straight to Majia. Fortunately, no one can say this eternal absolute. With a stroke of a pen, Wang Anshi married Miss Ma, and with the help of Miss Ma, Wang Anshi also had a high official career and celebrity. Couplets are simple and complicated, and both refined and popular are appreciated. They can not only bear the good wishes of the people of China to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new, but also serve as the witness of love, which will be passed down through the ages and moisten the whole world, and they are worthy of being handed down treasures of China's traditional culture.