Why write couplets from right to left?

Couplets are the quintessence of China, with a long history and a lot of attention. Couplets consist of two or two sentences that take care of each other. In ancient times, couplets were often hung or pasted on the pillars of shops and temples, so they were also called couplets. Couplets are divided into short couplets and long couplets according to the number of words; According to the purpose and content (couplets), it is divided into Spring Festival couplets, welcoming couplets, elegiac couplets, house couplets and temple couplets. There are many categories of couplets according to rhetorical formats and techniques. Spring Festival couplets, birthday couplets, wedding couplets, elegiac couplets, etc. Usually add a horizontal batch of four words for posting. Other kinds of couplets generally do not cross batches.

Except in special circumstances, writing couplets must conform to the four elements of "word equivalence, content correlation, part-of-speech equivalence and harmony". As for Mr. Xiao Xue's "Maotai in the south, Huangtai in the north" and "Suzhou and Hangzhou in the world", they are not couplets, but slogans, proverbs, aphorisms and advertising words, which cannot be used as couplets. "Equal number of words" is easy to understand. Content-related aspects include juxtaposition, transition, coherence, progression, causality, choice, hypothesis and purpose. Taboo "hands crossed". The focus of Mr. Xiao Xue's language may only apply to certain relationships. Correctly reading and pasting couplets is not all the focus of language. Parts of speech are equal in power and breadth. In leveling, the most basic rule of couplets is to "level your feet". In a word, even numbers should alternate, even numbers should be right, and odd numbers can be even (except feet). Writing couplets can be divided into ancient four-tone couplets and modern couplets, but they can't be mixed in one couplet.

Knowing the above knowledge of couplets, you probably won't post the wrong couplets. Mr Xiao Xue said that some people can't paste couplets, which is true. The correct pasting method is: when writing couplets horizontally, the upper couplet is on the top and the lower couplet is on the bottom; When writing vertically and posting, the upper part is on the right and the lower part is on the left. Horizontal batches are written from right to left. The couplet "Golden Rooster Farewell the Old Year, Welcome the New Year and Celebrate the Millennium" must be the first couplet, because its last word is Cuosh "Jade Dog Haruka" must be the second couplet, because its last word is Pingsheng. The old man's couplet can only be read as "where does a little soul go, and seven feet are buried here." You can't write and read couplets upside down. Of course, if someone must write backwards and read backwards, there is no way.

In addition, pasting couplets from right to left is a traditional way in China. In the past, our traditional way of writing was from right to left, which is just the opposite of now. So writing couplets is also from right to left. Mr. Xiao Xue said: "Write from left to right, yes; Just write from right to left. " I don't think so. The order and direction of writing and pasting couplets are very strict. There is no "reform" of couplets