最早的楹联写在桃木板上,而且年年更换,实物自然很难保存下来。后来刻于门庭立柱的楹联也很多,在一些古建筑上常见。大约到明中期前后,楹联才逐渐为书法家所重视,被书于纸面珍藏。楹联,也与中堂、条幅、横幅、斗方、扇面、册页等等一样,作为书法创作的一种常见形式而存在。事实上,楹联本身的属性决定了它作为书面作品的观赏性,只不过将 The earliest couplets written in the peach wood, and change every year, in-kind nature is difficult to preserve. Later couplets, engraved on monumental columns, are also commonplace in some ancient buildings. Around the middle of the Ming Dynasty, Lianlian gradually became the focus of calligraphers, and was collected on paper. Couplets also exist as a common form of calligraphy, as do churches, banners, banners, doufang, fans, albums, and so on. In fact, the couple’s own attributes determine the ornamental nature of the written work, except that