Couplets are a treasure of traditional Chinese culture. It has its roots in an ancient folk tradition and was originally used to inscribe on lintels and pillars to ward off evil spirits. It gradually evolved into a literary and artistic form that focused on imitation, flatness and rhyme. In the flourishing literary atmosphere of Chinese poetry and songs, the beauty of imagery and rhyme contained in couplets is increasingly rich, and it has become a model representative of our national aesthetic taste.
Every Spring Festival or celebration time, almost every household posts couplets at the door to celebrate the festive festival and pray for happiness and auspiciousness. Generally speaking, the upper and lower couplets of the couplet are each seven characters, requiring the same number of words, and the sentences echo before and after, and the top and bottom are opposed, which often triggers people's endless reverie.
Many large families prefer to use the names of their ancestors to create couplets to highlight the family's long history. This kind of couplet with the name of a person is quite difficult, and it requires clever selection of appropriate historical figures to ensure that the upper and lower couplets are commensurate in terms of both level and semantics, and that the names are consistent with the actual situation.
At this Spring Festival moment filled with a jubilant atmosphere, a pair of heart-made couplets were hung at the door of Zhang's house: "Zhang Xuanmei, Zhang Liangying, Zhang Zhilin" and "Zhang Guoli, Zhang Tielin, and Zhang Xueyou". The upper and lower couplets are composed of the names of celebrities surnamed Zhang, the number of words is neat, and the rhyme is pleasant.
This originated from the love of the three brothers of the Zhang family for the Spring Festival party, and the three brothers got together to think about the proposition of the couplet. In the words of the three brothers, they soon easily created these two neat and meaningful couplets.
Zhang Xuanmei, Zhang Liangying and Zhang Guoli are all powerful actors, while Zhang Zhilin, Zhang Tielin and Jacky Cheung are all kings in the music world. With the same surname but different names, this cross-border combination shows a stark contrast. The three brothers happily pasted the two couplets on the lintel, and agreed that whoever proposed a better pair the next year would replace them with new ones.
Recently, a member of the large family surnamed Liu had a wonderful idea, and he created a couplet after three historical celebrities of his clan: "Liu Bang, Liu Bei, Andy Lau". This move immediately caused a sensation among the clansmen, and everyone was amazed.
Liu Bang was the ancestor of the Western Han Dynasty, the first emperor surnamed Liu in Chinese history to seize the world. He rose to prominence in the Battle of Chibi, destroyed Qin Xinghan, and established the Han Dynasty Emperor's majestic feats. Liu Bei was the founding emperor of Shu Han in the Three Kingdoms era, inherited Liu Bang's bloodline, laid the foundation of Shu Han in the long war years, and was known as "Emperor Zhaolie" by later generations. Andy Lau is one of the representatives of today's film industry and a well-known Chinese superstar.
These three historical celebrities surnamed Liu have spanned different eras and have made outstanding achievements in each. The juxtaposition of their names is ingenious. As soon as this Shanglian appeared, everyone in the Liu clan was overwhelmed by it and applauded.
However, Liu Gongming, the patriarch of the Liu family, couldn't help but be angry when he saw this uplink. As the patriarch, Liu Gongming attached great importance to the family's history and traditions, regarded Liu Bang and Liu Bei as the ancestors of wisdom and martial arts, and always carefully protected the reputation of their ancestors. He would not tolerate such indiscriminate couplets against the honor of his ancestors.
However, those who applauded did not share this view. A young man said enthusiastically: "Old man Liu, isn't this a new form of carrying forward the glory of our Liu family!"The coupling is wonderful, Liu Bang and Liu Bei's two ancestors plus a contemporary celebrity, echoing layer by layer, word by word, much more novel than those old-fashioned traditional couplets!”
Liu Gongming was dressed in a cyan robe, his expression was solemn, and he disagreed: "Do you still need to mess around like this to carry forward the glory?"Our Liu family has a long history and pays attention to etiquette, righteousness and shame, how can we combine the names of our ancestors at will in pursuit of weird and novel effects?Only then did everyone breathe a sigh of relief, happily plunged into the discussion, and began to ** be able to deal with the possibility of the next link.
This link was passed on to ten, ten to hundred, and soon to the big family surnamed Zhou. After seeing this, the Zhou family frowned and expressed their disbelief.
Zhou Bo, a great writer of the Western Han Dynasty, and Li Bai and Du Fu are known as the eight masters of the Tang and Song dynasties, and his literary talents are flying. Zhou Yu, the great military strategist of the Eastern Wu Kingdom in the Three Kingdoms era, and Zhuge Liang are known as legendary military strategists. Chow Yun-fat is a famous contemporary film actor and director.
The three characters surnamed Liu in Shanglian have different backgrounds and outstanding status;The three characters surnamed Zhou in the lower link can also correspond to one by one: Liu Bang corresponds to Zhou Bo, Liu Bei corresponds to Zhou Yu, and Andy Lau corresponds to Chow Yun-fat. Three pairs of characters transcend time and space to engage in dialogue, with a perfect balance of cultural celebrities from each era.
The process of maneuvering around this downward link is not easy. He closed his eyes and thought for a few minutes, and in his heart he went through all the historical celebrities surnamed Zhou from ancient times to the present, and screened those candidates who could best compete with the Liu family. Zhou Bo and Liu Bang were both founding fathers, and Zhou Yu and Liu Bei were both ...... famous ministers of the founding of the countryWhen the name Chow Yun-fat came to mind, Zhou Xuan's eyes lit up, and the positioning of the three people fit perfectly, this is the best combination of downlink!
After Zhou Xuan read out the next couplet, the clansmen were amazed. A young man excitedly said, "It's amazing!".We thought it would be difficult to match the Liu family's upper link, but I didn't expect the patriarch to immediately match the lower link, you are too powerful!Zhou Xuan smiled modestly and exclaimed: "The sages of our Zhou family are also talented, as long as we excavate, we can always find someone worthy of the Liu family." We need to be confident, but we also have to be humble and give in. ”
Later, the patriarchs of the Liu and Zhou families hung two exquisite couplets on the main wall of the halls of their respective homes. Whenever a neighbor comes to visit, the patriarchs of the two families point to the couplet to tell this interesting story and express their love for traditional Chinese culture.
After Liu Gongming learned that the Zhou family skillfully made the couplet, although he still thought that this random combination of couplets was contrary to etiquette, he did not want to quarrel with the Zhou family. Therefore, he arranged for someone to take down the Shanglian and send it to Zhou's house, and personally added the words "shake hands and say peace" to show friendship.
After Zhou Xuan received the couplet written by Liu Gongming, he was deeply moved. He immediately arranged for the couplets of the two families to be carefully framed and hung in a conspicuous position in the hall. From then on, whenever there was a banquet, the patriarchs of the Liu and Zhou families would happily talk about it, repaying virtue with virtue and showing the demeanor of traditional literati.
Xi from each other is the key to progress, not a competition between students and interests. The two families live in harmony, and the wisdom of the Chinese nation of "harmony and difference" is inherited through the art form of couplets.
As soon as the news spread, it quickly became a local story. People praised the wisdom and open-mindedness of the two families.
The controversy was numerous and quickly sparked a new trend throughout the region, with couplets being seen as the new fashion for local literati. People rushed to follow suit, and they started to create interesting couplets with each other, which led to a series of interesting stories. The patriarchs of the two families were pleased with this, because their original intention was to inspire the public's enthusiasm for learning Xi traditional culture through this event.
In today's world, Chinese and Western cultures are constantly intersecting and colliding. However, no foreign culture should erode the spiritual home of our nation. In the face of various challenges, we should maintain self-confidence, forge ahead, and inherit and carry forward the traditional culture of the Chinese nation, which is the lifeline of national survival.
As a part of the treasure of Chinese culture, couplets have a long history and contain a wealth of ideas and wisdom. We should conscientiously study the Xi, learn from the past, and bring its traditional charm into play in modern society and play a positive role.
In the recent Spring Festival, many doors have pasted novel couplets. Some culture lovers try to combine traditional culture with Internet buzzwords in the form of couplets, such as "Bruce Lee, Li Xiaolu, Li Kui, Bull Demon King" and "Stephen Chow, Chow Yun-fat, Jay Chou, Wu Jing" and so on. These couplets retain the traditional format while incorporating modern elements, giving many people a new visual experience.
The past is for the present, and we should examine the couplets with the mentality of carrying forward the traditional Chinese culture. The patriarchs of the Zeng Liu and Zhou families made such remarks at the New Year reception. Everyone here agreed. Everyone toasted together, wishing the New Year peace and security, and the traditional Chinese culture passed on from generation to generation!
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