Write couplets and "Fu" character

Write couplet and Fu character. /CGTN Photo

Couplets and the "Fu" character are both must for the Spring Festival in China. A couplets is a pair of lines of poetry bearing auspicious meaning or wishes written in calligraphy on two rolls of red paper. Before the Spring Festival, every family would put up a pair of couplets on both sides of their doors.

In the ancient days, the couplets were usually written by neighborhood calligraphers. Writing a pair of good couplets could also demonstrate the literary talents of the scholars. But today, it is not difficult to find a pair of printed couplets at the supermarket.