Festive Chunlian heightens up the New Year spirit for cross-Straits youths in Loutaihui

"Loutaihui" implies an encounter of Pingtan's Shanglou Village and Taiwan. Pingtan, being the closest place on the Chinese mainland to Taiwan, naturally embodies a rich and integrative culture of Pingtan and Taiwan. And "Loutaihui" is the "melting pot" where young locals and Taiwan youths gather to share their culture and ideas. On January 17,2019, Loutaihui held a special Spring Couplet writing or Chunlian writing.[Photo/ptnet.cn]

Pingtan Net | Updated:2019-01-18

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"Pasting couplets is a tradition in which Chinese people express the joy of the lunar new year and wishes for the coming year," said a local calligrapher who guided Huang Jintian, a local schoolboy to write the Chinese character “福” which means happiness.
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The calligrapher teaches Chen Xinhao from Taiwan, how to write a couplet.
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The tailor-made couplets for Loutaihui
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Kids sketching their Chinese New Year memories - family sitting on the table for a hot-pot reunion dinner and the fun time playing with firecrackers and fireworks.
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A set of Spring Festival Couplet, generally consisting of two vertical lines and one horizontal scroll, are seen pasted at the entrance of Loutaihui.
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Group photo taken in Loutaihui after writing the Spring Festival couplet.

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