It is generally believed in academic circles that the earliest couplets originated from Fu Tao. Fu Tao is a wooden sign made of peach wood, engraved with words, and hung on both sides of the gate. The ancients thought it could ward off evil spirits.

In the early days, Shen Tu and Lei Yu were carved on the Fu Tao. Later, people thought the method of lettering was too troublesome, so they changed it to writing.

The first Spring Festival couplets appeared.

The evolution from Fu Tao to Spring Festival couplets began in the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms.

Meng Chang, the last emperor of Shu in the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, was a good poet. On New Year's Eve in 1964, he gave a banquet in honor of ministers. During the dinner, Meng Changjun ordered the great scholars to write an inscription on the mahogany board and write auspicious words to celebrate the Spring Festival. However, Meng Chang was not very satisfied with the new lyrics written by the great scholar, so he wrote an inscription: "New Year's greetings, Jiaxuye. Changchun ". Thus, China's first Spring Festival couplets were born.

1, Fu Tao is the predecessor of Spring Festival couplets, and Fu Tao is really called Spring Festival couplets. That was in the Ming Dynasty. According to Ming Dynasty scholar Chen, "Spring Festival couplets began in". Jinling, the imperial capital, can't send a letter before New Year's Eve. Officials are at home and add a pair of Spring Festival couplets at the door, so the emperor can go out and watch. "Zhu Yuanzhang not only traveled incognito personally, watched the laughter, but also personally presented the Spring Festival couplets to Bachelor Tao An and others.

2. Fu Tao is a Han folk culture with a long history. The ancients wrote the names of "Shen Tu" and "Lei Yu" Er Shen on mahogany boards, or painted the image of Er Shen on paper, hung it, inlaid it or posted it at the door to pray for good luck and eliminate disasters. It is said that mahogany has the function of suppressing evil spirits and exorcising ghosts. This is the earliest symbol of peach.