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24 Solar Terms: 9 things you may not know about Start of Spring

chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2017-02-03 06:08

24 Solar Terms: 9 things you may not know about Start of Spring

Calligrapghy of Chinese character "chun" (spring). [File photo]

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.