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

The Chinese calendar is formulated according to the circulation of qi, while the qi circulation is driven by the earth’s position in the universe. In this regard, each Chinese New Year’s Day is the start of a new circle, therefore any occurrence happening in the first few days...See more

Chinese new year of Metal Rat has arrived on 25 Jan 2020, marking the beginning of a new 12-year circle, the basic time unit in the Chinese calendar. https://www.viewofchina.com/chinese-new-year-traditional-customs/ #china #calendar #chinesenewyear