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Spring festival couplets

January 25, 2019

On Friday of week 3, students wrote chūnlián, or Chinese spring festival couplets, on traditional red paper. The couplets are typically displayed as a pair on either side of a doorway as a New Year’s decoration. 

Image of students writing chūnlián, or Chinese spring festival couplets

Jared’s dorm room door

Image of Jared's dorm room door

Emily’s dorm room door

Image of Emily's dorm room door

Travis’s dorm room door

Image of Travis's dorm room door