Practical and Excellent Couplets Through the Ages

Author: Meng Zhifei Huang Tamao, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2004-04-01
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Couplets, also known as "linglian" in elegant terms and "duizi" in colloquial language, are a fragrant and unique bloom in the vast garden of Chinese literary arts. They are a treasured gem of national traditional culture, widely cherished by the general public. Over more than 1,400 years of evolution, couplets have expanded in content, diversified in types, and broadened their scope of use, becoming a popular literary form enjoyed by people in both urban and rural settings, all year round, and across all social strata. The Practical and Elegant Couplets Through the Ages conducts a rigorous selection from the vast ocean of couplets, choosing enduring masterpieces from history and refining them into exemplary couplets. These are then compiled into a comprehensive, wide-ranging book on couplets.