2. Couplets, also called couplets, are named after the pillars hanging in halls and houses in ancient times. There are even Chinese characters, lovers' characters, couplets and doors. The name "couplets" began in the Ming Dynasty. It is a kind of dual literature, which originated in Fu Tao, and it is a national style that uses the characteristics of Chinese characters to write. Its wonderful combination with calligraphy has become a colorful artistic creation of the Chinese nation.
Extended materials: examples
1, a couplet: Mo (right) Chun
This is the most classic couplet. The upper part of the word' ink' is the word' black'; The upper part of the word "spring" is the word "white". Each one belongs to a color and has opposite meanings. The lower half of the two words are' earth' and' water', both of which belong to one of the five elements. There is another way: Mo (right) Bai; Compared with black and white, earth and wood are all five elements.
2, the two-character couplet: spring flowers (right) autumn moon; Han Fu (to Chu Ci); Shushan (right) learning the sea; Hong Yu (right) Yao Dan.
3. Three-character couplets: underwater mid-moon flower (mirror); Sun Walker (right) Zu Chongzhi (or "Hu Shizhi"); Guo Huashan water curtain cave (right); Birds try to hide their bows; Unicorn (right) flounder (winged bird).
4. Four-word couplet: the green hills are not old (right), the green waters are flowing, the mountains are beautiful (right), the people are outstanding, the land is in the southeast, the land is in the northwest (right), the spring, summer, autumn and winter return to the land (right), the world is rich, and the sun and the moon shine (right).
5, five-character couplet: the mountains are full of literary atmosphere (right) the lake is clear. Couplet to Hutian Folk Music; Nanshan has many guests. "Soaring in Wan Li (is) one thousand years. Tuohutian Folk Music (yes) Nanshan has many guests. The semi-submersible China coast bypasses foreign ships. The bud became an island (right), rippling along the turbid waves.
6. Six-character couplets: Clouds know that birds are tired of flying unintentionally. Can you do what you want (right) but ask for a clear conscience? Bamboo rain pine organ rhyme (right) the sound of tea, cigarettes and books on the moon. There is no doubt that heaven and earth (right) have their own spring and autumn.
7. Seven-character couplets: Enlightenment model (right) learning feminist spirit. As we all know, there is no false color (right) in rocks, and vegetation has real fragrance. Lin Bu is happy to be near the cool house (right) and participate in text meditation with the guests. Wan Li autumn wind blows brocade water (right) Jiuzhong spring scenery drunk Xiantao. His pen and ink are earth-shattering (right) for ten thousand paintings. Pine leaves, bamboo leaves, green leaves (right), autumn sounds, geese sounds and cold sounds. Light a lamp, go to the pavilion, attack books (right), move chairs and play with the moon. Shuang Fu didn't exist until today. It never rains but it pours last night.
8. Eight-character couplet: the landscape is smart, and it also surprises the confidant (right). There is a Gu Song court at the door, but there is no rock (right). Jin Xi Yu Hui County Zaolingyan (right) Lin Zongji traveled in Li Yong. On the same day in the Qing Dynasty, silk and bamboo sang mountains and rivers together, reflecting daily life.
9. Nine-character couplets: Lu Xiuchuan Ming, singing and flying to Yang Liuan (right) is a great inspiration, and it is important to send Phoenix Mountain; Let the crane fly away from the clouds, think of the secluded people and show the guests (right), and learn benevolence and righteousness; Today, when Zubang rises, it is necessary to be angry (dare to be the first in the world), regardless of birth.
10, cross-linking: virtuous, rich, harmonious, successful (right), self-cultivation, pay attention to etiquette, and make our people better.
1 1, multi-character couplets: extremely young people grind ink and brush a pulse of extremely young people (mò) ink (right) to add coal to Mei, which explodes to Mei.
The sea is sinking, and the clouds are long, long, long.
References: Couplets _ Baidu Encyclopedia