Let’s talk about how to post couplets

The couplets are divided into upper and lower couplets, as well as horizontal ones. Be careful when posting, don't post it backwards, otherwise it will make a joke.

Before pasting the Spring Festival couplets, everyone should first distinguish the upper and lower couplets. The biggest difference is the pronunciation of the last word. The last character of the first line is "廄声", which is the third and fourth tones; while the last character of the second line is "平声", which is the first and second tones. After getting the Spring Festival couplets, you only need to read the pronunciation of the last character of the Spring Festival couplets to know the difference.

In ancient my country, couplets were always written in straight lines, arranged from right to left. The couplets are mainly posted on the wall of the pillar room, and they need to be written in a straight line.

Although when the second couplet cannot be completed in one line, the writing should be arranged from left to right, when two couplets are posted, the upper couplet is still on the right and the second couplet is on the left. The so-called left and right should be determined by facing where the couplet is posted.

Some couplets are pasted backwards, either because they don’t know that the top couplet should be on the right and the bottom couplet should be on the left, or because the couplets should be pasted with their backs facing away. Nowadays, because the writing habit is from left to right, some people also paste the first couplet on the left side of the door.

The traditional method of pasting Spring Festival couplets is that when facing the door, the top couplet is on the right and the bottom couplet is on the left. The order of the banners is also from right to left. The Spring Festival couplets are read vertically, with the right side pointing up, and the right side also represents auspiciousness.