Left and right order of Spring Festival couplets

How to distinguish the left and right order of Spring Festival couplets depends on which is the upper couplet and which is the lower couplet. Because all the books in the past were vertical editions and were written from the right, the ancient couplets were also written from the right to the left. According to the traditional pasting method, when facing the gate, the couplet will be on the right; Now, because the writing habit is from left to right, some people stick the couplets on the left. As for which side to paste, it depends on the writing order of the horizontal batch. If the horizontal batch is written from right to left, the upper part should be posted on the right, otherwise the upper part should be posted on the left.

Spring Festival couplets, also called couplets, are a unique literary form in China. They depict beautiful images and express good wishes with neat and concise words. Spring Festival couplets, also known as "spring stickers", "door pairs", "couplets" and "peach symbols", are one of the red festive elements "Year Red" posted during the New Year. It depicts a beautiful image and expresses good wishes with neat, concise and exquisite words. It is a unique literary form in China and an important custom for Chinese New Year in China.

There are generally four ways to distinguish the upper and lower couplets of Spring Festival couplets: First, they are divided according to the level, and the Spring Festival couplets pay more attention to the level. The last word of the upper couplet is flat and parallel, and the last word of the lower couplet should be flat and parallel; Second, according to causality, "cause" is the upper part and "effect" is the lower part; Third, in terms of time, time is the first part and time is the second part; Fourth, according to the spatial scope, the small ones are generally in front and the big ones are behind.