Replacing the old with the new couplets on the front door is one of the essential parts of the traditional Chinese New Year ritual that reflects the classic culture of a scholarly China. A couplet consists of two poetic lines that must match one another in all aspects: verse to verse, noun to noun, adjective to adjective and in the same length to articulate the family's new year's wishes. Front gate couplets function like new year's greeting cards to the cosmic qis circulating around the households. #china #couple #chinesenewyear