During the Chinese New Year, I will write a greeting card to someone I like. Do you know the ancient New Year cards?

According to textual research, New Year cards first appeared in the Han Dynasty in China, also known as "Yi", "thorn", "iron" and "door shape". It has a long history.

The Tang Dynasty was popular in the late Tang Dynasty.

Song Dynasty is the period when the custom of posting New Year greetings really prevailed.

The earliest existing greeting card may have been given to his friend Ziyun by Qin Guan, a writer in the Northern Song Dynasty:

Guan Jinghe

Ziyun, brother bachelor.

Qinguanshou Township, Gaoyou, Zheng Dan

In the Ming Dynasty, people used plum blossom stationery to make New Year greeting cards, which were called New Year greeting cards.

In the Qing Dynasty, people began to make New Year cards with red cardboard, because red is a symbol of happiness and good luck.

Greeting cards are written with greetings to celebrate the arrival of the new year. This kind of delivery is called "airmail", rather than sending it to the other party in person. Others put New Year cards in brocade boxes to show their seriousness.

Some senior officials or wealthy families have received too many New Year cards, and they are overwhelmed. In order to save trouble, they hang a box at the door, just like the mailbox now, and deliver it at will. For luck, it is called "receiving blessings." You can also hang a red paper bag called "Menben". The two functions are actually the same.

In ancient China, the summer calendar was always used. People give presents to New Year cards during the Spring Festival. It was not until 19 12 that China adopted the Gregorian calendar that it became popular to give presents to New Year cards on New Year's Day. Since then, the styles and types of New Year cards have become increasingly diverse, including single piece, hinge, hinge and book pendant.

In ancient times, New Year cards were made by people themselves. Only in modern times have machines been used for large-scale printing.

Due to the increase of communication means, greeting cards are gradually being replaced by SMS, WeChat, telephone and video. I hope there will be more ways to make people communicate more happily and efficiently in the near future.

That's the end of the answer, everyone, long live!