Grand Celebration: A Collection of Couplets from CCTV's 2005 Spring Festival Gala

Author: Zhao Lifan
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Publish Date: 2005-04-01
Features: couplets have a long history and are a crystallization of traditional Chinese culture, deeply loved by the general public. As a part of couplets—Spring Festival couplets, they are even more deeply rooted in the folk culture of the Chinese nation for thousands of years, remaining vibrant and popular. Renowned scholar and redologist Zhou Ruchang once said: "The Spring Festival couplets we celebrate during festivals are truly unparalleled in the world for their greatness and wonder as a nationwide literary and artistic activity." Indeed, during this year's Spring Festival, the Chinese Couplets Society mobilized ten thousand couplet enthusiasts to go deep into factories, rural areas, military camps, and launched a grand campaign of writing and sending Spring Festival greetings. The bright red Spring Festival couplets adorned the vast Jiangnan region, bringing a vibrant and auspicious atmosphere. The Spring Festival Gala on China Central Television featured thirty-two hosts from various provinces, cities, and autonomous regions, along with representatives from Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan, performing together to celebrate the festival on Chinese New Year's Eve. They presented the lively Spring Festival couplets on the screen, delivering blessings and good fortune to every household. It has been proven that Spring Festival couplets are an irreplaceable folk custom and a deeply rooted cultural natural in the hearts of the descendants of the Yellow River and Yangtze River, embodying the spirit of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation in the new era.