Complete Collection of Practical Couplets

Author: Chen Tulin
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Publish Date: 1999-12-02
Features: "The Practical Collection of couplets" can be said to be the crystallization of the wisdom of ancient and modern scholars. This book contains nearly forty thousand couplets, although it is only a part of the vast world of couplets, it far exceeds the currently published similar books. Most of them are ancient creations that have been passed down, while some are collected by the compiler from the streets and lanes of the folk. Especially, the book includes a special type of couplets - surname couplets, also known as clan couplets, commonly known as hall name couplets. They either describe the clan's lineage, migration, and settlement, or highlight the famous figures of the same surname in generations. The book contains over five hundred surnames, which will certainly be of great interest to overseas Chinese who uphold the tradition of remembering their ancestors. Couplets can reflect the past and observe the present. Couplets books are highly practical, and the practicality of this book is not inferior to any other books of a similar nature.