Zhejiang Church Sends Out Self-Written Spring Festival Couplets

Two pairs of gospel couplets and a Chinese character "fu" (blessing and good fortune) were written and posted to celebrate the Spring Festival by members of Sicheng Church in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, at an unknown date.(Hangzhou Sicheng Church)

ByKristina Ran January 17, 2023

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In China’s southeastern coastal Zhejiang Province, a church organized believers to write and distribute Christian couplets and the Chinese character “fu”, which means blessing and good fortune.

Sicheng Church in Hangzhou released a notice saying it would hold a calligraphy activity after the second Sunday service on January 15 to promote traditional Chinese culture and wish Christians a safe and peaceful New Year. It also reminded its members that the quantity was limited, therefore the couplets were to be available on a first-come-first-serve basis. Visitors should follow the COVID-19 protocols.

Built in 1927, Sicheng Church can accommodate 1,800 persons and has about 5,000 regular churchgoers. And Zhejiang Theological Seminary was located there from 1984 to 2000.

- Translated by Abigail Wu