用-英语-给老外介绍中国文化---对联Couplets

CoupletCoupletisaspecialartofcharactersinChina,averyspecialcustom.Itmeanstoboostthe(festival)ambiance.Extensively,withoutit,nogreatbuildingisperfect,nomatterpalace,pavilion,famousdestinationorancientrelics.Agoodcoupletisgoodinwords,inmeaningandincalligraphy,alsosuitabletolocalconditions.Inoldtimes,manytradesusedcoupletssomeofwhichwereofprofoundmeanings.Chinesecoupletshavesomefamouselegantworksbymasters,forexample,thelongcoupletsinGrandViewTowerofKunming,Yunnan;thelongcoupletsofQingchengHill,Sichuan,theycantotallycompetewithclassicalpoetry.