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Yinglian (couplets) as an independent art style has embodied rich aesthetics combining literature, calligraphy and decoration. It not only emphasizes carefully balanced wording, but also pays attention to being harmonious with its surroundings. Composing couplets achieves perfection by infusing cultural traditions with folk customs. A Lunar New Year celebration exhibition at the National Museum of China displays 69 pairs of couplets by leading scholars, such as Rao Zongyi, calligraphers, such as Ouyang Zhongshi and painters, including Han Meilin and Wang Mingming. Viewers get to appreciate the variations of yinglian art in different styles of xingshu (running script), caoshu (cursive script), zhuanshu (seal script) and lishu (clerical script).
9 am-5 pm, closed on Monday, until Feb 28. National Museum of China, east of Tian'anmen Square, 16 East Chang'an Avenue, Dongcheng district, Beijing. 010-6511-6400.
