Where the 4 neat couplets come from are as follows:
Couplets are a unique art form in traditional Chinese culture and are often used to celebrate festivals or commemorate special occasions. The following is the source of the four neatly contrasting couplets:
West Lake Scenery Couplet: This is a West Lake Scenery Couplet written by Zhu Yunming, a writer and calligrapher of the Ming Dynasty. The first line "The water, water, mountains and mountains are bright and beautiful everywhere", and the second line "I am curious and curious all the time, sunny or rainy". This couplet vividly depicts the mountains, waters, and changing scenery of the West Lake, becoming a beautiful landscape of West Lake in Hangzhou.
Couplet of Still Mountains and Flowing Waters: This is a couplet written by Su Shi, a writer in the Song Dynasty, and it is also one of his representative works. The first line "calm mountains and flowing water create a beautiful scene", and the second line "orioles fly and fish leap to realize the secrets of heaven". This couplet expresses the beauty of nature and the depth of Zen, vividly depicts the beautiful scenery of mountains and rivers, and also inspires people to understand the true meaning of nature.
Wedding couplet: This is a traditional wedding couplet. The first couplet is "A hundred years of good marriage will last forever", and the second couplet is "Thousands of miles of marriage is tied by a thread." This couplet expresses the happiness and deep emotions between the newlyweds. It is also a good wish for marriage in traditional Chinese culture.
Spring couplets: Spring couplets are one of the most common forms of couplets in traditional Chinese culture and are often used for decoration during the Spring Festival and other festivals. The first couplet of this Spring Festival couplet is "The years are renewed and spring flowers are blooming", and the second couplet is "Lucky stars shine brightly and peace comes every year". This couplet vividly expresses the passage of time and the changes of the years, and also expresses people's best wishes and expectations for the new year.
These couplets have neat counterpoints and rich cultural connotations, which not only demonstrate the breadth and depth of Chinese culture, but also become an important part of the inheritance of Chinese culture.