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Culture Insider: 9 things you may not know about Start of Spring

( Chinaculture.org ) Updated: 2015-02-03 16:13:59
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Posting spring calligraphy and paintings

The custom of posting calligraphy and paintings on one’s door in the spring first appeared during the Tang Dynasty (618-907). People would do so to welcome spring and pray for good luck on the first day of Start of Spring.

Culture Insider: 9 things you may not know about Start of Spring
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