It is said that the custom of paste couplets, some began more than 1,000 years ago Houshu period, it is history as a card. In addition, according to the "candle-Collection," "Yanjing mind at the age of the" writings such as records, the original form of couplets is known as "Zhao Fu."

In the ancient Chinese mythology, there is a Re-cycle Legend has it in the world, there are mountains, hills covered with a large peach trees in 3000, the tree has a golden rooster. Whenever Jinji ringing of the morning, wandering out at night the ghost will return Re-cycle. Re-cycle is located in the door of peach, the northeast, two door gods stand, the name of God, Yu barrier. If the ghost in the evening dry day injury victims rationale things, God, Yu barrier will be found and it immediately caught by Flemish Reed do rope tied to it, and sent to feed the tiger. Thus the world are afraid of ghosts God, Yu barrier. So with civil peachwood etched on their appearance on their own doorstep, to prevent harm evil. Later, people simply peachwood board inscribed in God, Yu Lei's name, so that the town can do the same evil to evil. This peachwood plate was later called "Zhao Fu."

By the Song Dynasty, people began to write in peachwood board couplet, a town peachwood evil without losing the meaning of a two express their wishes, three decorative gateway to beautiful. Also at the auspicious symbol of festivity couplet in red paper to write, in the spring of the paste on both sides of the doors and windows for people to pray for the coming year, Fu expressed the good wish of transport.