Couplets (联) have been around for about 600 years. It  in the Ming Dynasty. People  red paper instead of peachwood charms to  the Spring Festival couplets. After the Qing Dynasty, the couplets were once  popular. Lots of famous couplets appeared. With the development (发展) of the international cultural exchange, the couplets were also  to Vietnam, Korea, Japan, Singapore and other . The customs of sticking these couplets still  now.

    Couplets are usually in different  and colors. Nice words and sentences are  on the couplets. Different couplets are put on doors, walls or windows as symbols of wishes for good  and a happy new year.