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Couplets (联) have been around for about 600 years. It in the Ming Dynasty. People red paper instead of peachwood charms to the Spring Festival couplets. After the Qing Dynasty, the couplets were once popular. Lots of famous couplets appeared. With the development (发展) of the international cultural exchange, the couplets were also to Vietnam, Korea, Japan, Singapore and other . The customs of sticking these couplets still now.
Couplets are usually in different and colors. Nice words and sentences are on the couplets. Different couplets are put on doors, walls or windows as symbols of wishes for good and a happy new year.
