The source of this letter

Long before writing appeared, people had "letters". Knots and engravings were used at that time. According to archaeological findings, carved symbols were found on painted pottery unearthed from Anbanpo site in Xi 'an. The Miao people in China have also used block printing. Fang Hengxian's Notes on Miao Folk Customs said: "Folk customs have no cultural contract, and there is no so-called sale of goods. Wood carving is the belief."

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, epistolary style appeared, which was then called "book". At that time, due to the constant disputes among countries and the increasingly complicated government affairs, the formation and development of this style were promoted in order to exchange information and negotiate affairs. Liu Xie said in "Wen Xin Diao Long Secretary": "Three generations have political defects, and books are rich: scholars will be promoted around the court, children will use books, Chen Wu's son will rebel, and his son will admonish Fan Xuan. Looking closely at the four books, the opposite is true. "

As the meaning of the letter, the letter was first seen in the biography of Liu Ye in Shu Wei quoted by Fu Zi: "If you have any questions, you should write a letter to Ye Wen." As faithfulness, "faithfulness" was first seen in Yuan Zhen's poem "Book Letian Paper" in the Tang Dynasty: "A poem is half sealed in Beijing, and half a topic".

Letters used to have other names depending on the writing medium. For example, a letter written on a bamboo piece is called Jane, a letter written on a small bamboo piece is called Ji, a letter written on a board is called Xin, a letter written on a small board is called Xin, and a letter written on white silk is called Xin. For example, "How can I read a plain book on my knees?" The so-called "ruler" and "ruler" are because the boards and white silk used for writing letters are generally about one foot.

Composition of letters:

It consists of opening remarks, greetings, text, greetings, signatures and dates.

1, the first title: top case, and some can also add certain qualifications and modifiers, such as dear.

2. Greetings: If you write "Hello" and "How are you recently", you can pick up the text.

3. Text. This is the main body of the letter, which can be written into several paragraphs.

4. hello. Take the most common "greetings" and "salutes" as examples. "Zhi Zhi" can be written in two correct positions: one is immediately after the text, without starting another paragraph and punctuation; The second is to write two spaces under the text. "Salute" is written on the next line of "From here". An exclamation point should be added after it to show the sincerity and strength of congratulations.

5. Signature and date. The writer's name is written on the right one or two lines below the greeting. It is best to write down the relationship with the recipient before the name of the writer, such as son, father, your friend, etc. Write the date on the next line.