As the Lunar New Year approaches, the tradition of writing and displaying spring couplets (春联) becomes an integral part of the festivities, symbolizing good fortune and well-wishes for the coming year ...

The traditional Chinese couplet is an artistic combination of poetry and calligraphy. A couplet, as the Chinese – yinglian or duilian – for this duo implies, is composed of a pair (fu) of antithetical ...

Chinese New Year decorations featuring Chinese calligraphy are much more than just artistic strokes of black ink on red paper ...

As the Spring Festival approaches, the air is filled with festive cheer. On February 2nd, the 2026 Spring Festival travel season officially commenced with the launch of the "Our Festival: Joyful China ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Zhang Sirui constructed this couplet ...

Click the FOLLOW button to be the first to know about this artist's upcoming lots, sold lots, exhibitions and articles The 2026 record price for Ye Gongchuo was for Seven-character Calligraphic ...

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Couplets perform different functions on diverse occasions. Some express good wishes for the New Year, others congratulate newly-weds, wish seniors well on their birthdays, or mourn the passing and ...