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The origin of the couplet

Wang Anshi, a poet of the Song Dynasty, wrote in "Yuan Ri":

One year is passed away amidst the sound of firecrackers, and the spring breeze brings warmth to Tusu.

Thousands of households are always replacing old talismans with new ones.

What do "New Peach" and "Old Talisman" mean? In modern terms, they are Spring Festival couplets. Spring couplets are a type of couplets. How did my country's Spring Festival couplets develop?

As a unique literary form, Spring Festival couplets have a long history in our country. It began during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, was particularly prosperous during the Ming and Qing dynasties, and has been developed for more than a thousand years.

Early before the Qin and Han dynasties, Chinese folk had the custom of hanging peach charms on the left and right sides of the door during the Chinese New Year. Taofu are two large boards made of peach wood, on which the names of the legendary ghost-conquering gods "Tu" and "Yu Lei" are written respectively, which are used to drive away ghosts and suppress evil spirits. This custom has lasted for more than a thousand years. It was not until the Five Dynasties that people began to inscribe couplets on peach boards to replace the names of the ghost-conquering gods. According to historical records, the couplet "New Year Na Yuqing, Jiajie Changchun" written by Meng Chang, the lord of Later Shu, on his bedroom door on New Year's Eve in 964 AD is the earliest Spring Festival couplet in my country.

After the Song Dynasty, it has become quite common for folk to hang Spring Festival couplets during the New Year. Therefore, in Wang Anshi's poem "Yuan Ri", "Thousands of households are as bright as the sun, and new peaches are always replaced by old charms." It is the Spring Festival couplets at that time. A true portrayal of the grand occasion. Since the appearance of Spring Festival couplets is closely related to Taofu, the ancients also called Spring Festival couplets "Taofu".

In the Ming Dynasty, Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang vigorously advocated couplets. After he established his capital in Jinling (now Nanjing), he ordered ministers, officials and ordinary people to write a couplet on their door before New Year's Eve. He personally wore casual clothes and went on tour, going door to door to watch and entertain himself. The literati at that time also regarded composing couplets as an elegant pleasure, and writing Spring Festival couplets became a temporary social fashion.

After entering the Qing Dynasty, during the Qianlong, Jiaqing, and Daoguang dynasties, couplets flourished just like the rhythmic poetry of the Tang Dynasty, and many famous couplets appeared.

With the development of cultural exchanges between countries, couplets were introduced to Vietnam, North Korea, Japan, Singapore and other countries. These countries still retain the custom of posting couplets.

Couplet Couplet is one of my country's unique literary forms. Its wonderful combination with calligraphy has become a colorful artistic creation of the Chinese nation. Couplets, also known as "couples", are named after the couplets that were often hung in the halls of buildings and houses in ancient times. As early as before the Qin and Han Dynasties, there was a custom of hanging peach charms during the Chinese New Year. The so-called Taofu means writing the names of the legendary ghost-conquering gods "Shen Tu" and "Yu Lei" on two peach boards respectively, and hanging them on the left and right doors to drive away ghosts and suppress evil spirits. This custom lasted for more than a thousand years. It was not until the Five Dynasties that people began to inscribe couplets on peach boards. According to the "History of the Shu Family in the Song Dynasty", Meng Chang, the lord of Shu after the Five Dynasties, "every year, he ordered a scholar to compose a poem, write a peach charm, and place it around the door of his bed. In the last year of his life (AD 964), the scholar Xing Yinxun wrote a poem, and Chang used it as a poem. Fei Gong's self-motivated inscription says: "New Year's greetings, Jiajie Changchun." This is the earliest Spring Festival couplet in my country. After the Song Dynasty, it has become quite common for folk to hang Spring Festival couplets during the New Year. The sentence in Wang Anshi's poem "Thousands of households always replace old talismans with new peaches" is a true portrayal of the grand occasion at that time. Since the appearance of Spring Festival couplets is closely related to Taofu, the ancients also called Spring Festival couplets "Taofu".

It was not until the Ming Dynasty that people began to use red paper instead of peach boards, resulting in the Spring Festival couplets we see today. According to the "Miscellaneous Stories of Hairpin Cloud Tower", after Emperor Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty established his capital in Jinling, before New Year's Eve, he ordered the ministers, officials, and common people to add a Spring Festival couplet to every door, and he personally went out incognito to watch and enjoy the couplets door to door. Since then, all literati have regarded the combination of title and couplets as an elegant thing. After entering the Qing Dynasty, couplets were at their peak, and many famous and famous couplets appeared.

With the development of cultural exchanges between countries, couplets have also been introduced to Vietnam, North Korea, Japan, Singapore and other countries. These countries still retain the custom of posting couplets.

Origin and Development Couplet is one of my country’s unique literary forms. Its wonderful combination with calligraphy has become a colorful artistic creation of the Chinese nation. Couplets, also known as "couples", are named after the couplets that were often hung in the halls of buildings and houses in ancient times. As early as before the Qin and Han Dynasties, there was a custom of hanging peach charms during the Chinese New Year. The so-called Taofu means writing the names of the legendary ghost-conquering gods "Shen Tu" and "Yu Lei" on two peach boards respectively, and hanging them on the left and right doors to drive away ghosts and suppress evil spirits.

This custom lasted for more than a thousand years. It was not until the Five Dynasties that people began to inscribe couplets on peach boards. According to the "History of the Shu Family in the Song Dynasty", Meng Chang, the lord of Shu after the Five Dynasties, "every year, he ordered a scholar to compose a poem, write a peach charm, and place it around the door of his bed. In the last year of his life (AD 964), the scholar Xing Yinxun wrote a poem, and Chang used it as a poem. Fei Gong's self-motivated inscription says: "New Year's greetings, Jiajie Changchun." This is the earliest Spring Festival couplet in my country. After the Song Dynasty, it has become quite common for folk to hang Spring Festival couplets during the New Year. The sentence in Wang Anshi's poem "Thousands of households always replace old talismans with new peaches" is a true portrayal of the grand occasion at that time. Since the appearance of Spring Festival couplets is closely related to Taofu, the ancients also called Spring Festival couplets "Taofu".

It was not until the Ming Dynasty that people began to use red paper instead of peach boards, resulting in the Spring Festival couplets we see today. According to the "Miscellaneous Stories of Hairpin Cloud Tower", after Emperor Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty established his capital in Jinling, before New Year's Eve, he ordered the ministers, officials, and common people to add a Spring Festival couplet to every door, and he personally went out incognito to watch and enjoy the couplets door to door. Since then, all literati have regarded the combination of title and couplets as an elegant thing. After entering the Qing Dynasty, couplets were at their peak, and many famous and famous couplets appeared.

With the development of cultural exchanges between countries, couplets have also been introduced to Vietnam, North Korea, Japan, Singapore and other countries. These countries still retain the custom of posting couplets.