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AS WE usher in the Year of the Ox, many Chinese households would have pasted red coloured strips with black or golden calligraphy Chinese characters written on them (known as Spring Festival couplets), or diamond-shaped Fu characters (denoting happiness and wealth) on their doorways.
The custom of attaching couplets to doorways for Chinese New Year can be traced as far back as the Later Shu State (934-965) in China, with the red colour denoting luck and gold characters showing wealth.
Calligraphy Society of Malaysia president Ng Swee Kheng (right) and wife Lin Qing Hong showing Ng’s Chinese calligraphy that reads ‘May the Year of the Ox bring about a better year ahead to give hope, well wishes and plenty of good luck and fortune.’ The Chinese script used here is from the clerical style dating back to the Han dynasty 2,000 years ago.
As Malaysia prepares to vaccinate frontline workers, health experts are looking forward to a vaccine partnership with China that will give Malaysia a much-needed shot in the arm.