Origin of Chun Lian

Every Lunar New Year, people in China in addition to eating Jiaozi (Chinese dumpling), burning firecrackers, visiting each other, and congratulate the new year, also made one thing obvious, namely tie liana chun tau put the writing on the left and right side door of a house or gate.
Chun Lian is a pair of red writing on paper. Stick to the original intent chun lian is a ghost in the house or prevent drive out evil spirits into the house or a region to disrupt the household members or citizens.
Why are people in mainland China have a belief like that?
In ancient times, in the northeast of the country, there is a peach tree forest on a mountain. Peach trees vary in size, some small and some are very large. Among the peach tree in the forest, there is one very large tree and has two holes on the trunk. In the two holes that remained were sisters. The older brother named Shen Tu and Yu Lei's sister. Shen Tu and Yu Lei shoulder to shoulder to keep the peach tree forest.
Peach tree behind the forest there is a big hole like a well that big. The hole in one and occupied various stealth and ghost. Generally they do not dare come out into the bush hole and peach trees, because there are two guards are extremely ferocious, namely Shen Tu and his brother, Yu Lei.
Shen Tu and Yu Lei is very powerful and strong, to the point that wild animals on the mountain was very afraid of them. The old tiger's most feared by the invisible too afraid to Shen Tu and Yu Lei. If the phantom brave all sorts steal peaches, quickly Shen Tu and Yu Lei catch them and throw it into the nest to be fine cuisine tigers in mountain.
The ghost and the ghost never broke to find a way to be able to do evil things as they please. One day, chairman of the ghost and phantom, call it Grandma's Ghost, invites residents to a meeting. "We should not stay silent forever. We must find a way to get out and do what we liked, "he said.
The ghost and phantom also welcomed the motivation provided by The Granny Ghost. "Apparently Grandma Ghost is a very great motivator," they argued.
Then, one of them asked, "If Shen Tu and Yu Lei come after us, how?" The ghost and the ghost, after hearing this question, with the right back hopeless.
However, in the middle with no hope of it, a clever ghost said, "Look, when Shen Tu and Yu Lei our sleeping gear and steal their weapons. Without the weapon they will not catch us helpless. "
"The proposal is very good. If implemented, it must succeed, "said a phantom.
"But who would have had to go steal their equipment and weapons?" Ask one of them. None of the phantom and ghost else dared ask yourself. They are very aware of the ability of Shen Tu and Yu Lei.
Suddenly, a small ghost even promotes himself, "Fine, fine, do not worry, I'm the smallest ghosts, they are hard to see me. Let me go and steal their weapons. "
Meanwhile, it was already late at night, and after checking everything, Shen Tu and Yu Lei were asleep. The tiny ghost went into action and into the room to sleep Shen Tu and Yu Lei. The little ghost little scared too, because the weapons were in addition to the head of Shen Tu and Yu Lei. However, remember that if the weapon is not taken they will be so miserable, with a strong determination he approached and took the weapon. Shen Tu and Yu Lei did not wake up. With a little excited about the ghost returned to their palace. Friends and colleagues were welcomed with joy.
"Ha-ha-ha ... they will not catch us helpless again. Come on, time for us to celebrate. We exit the nest and immediately disrupt the villagers. "They are proud to welcome their freedom. In fact, the invisible dared to shout to disrupt Shen Tu and Yu Lei.
Shen Tu and Yu Lei getting ready to catch the invisible intruder, but suddenly they realized that their weapons were gone. They tried to find, but did not find it. From a distance looks small ghost playing with their weapons.
Shen Tu laughed sarcastically as he said to his brother, "The phantom is expected to carry a weapon that we are powerless. They are wrong, let us give them a lesson! "
Immediately Shen Tu and Yu Lei took a branch from a peach tree of the oldest and large. After that they immediately ran toward stealth. The ghost began to fear. However, the Ghost Granny said, "Do not fear! They do not have reliable weapon in their hands. They can do nothing against us? Let's go party. "Hearing the words Grandma Ghost, they also feel calm.
Time Shen Tu and Yu Lei dating, they all laugh while making fun of, "Ha-ha-ha you guys come over here want to do? What do you want to search for weapons? Unfortunately, your guns now belong to us.
But unexpectedly, quickly Shen Tu and Yu Lei beat up and arrest them. In a short time they were all tied up and thrown back into the hole in their nest.
Apparently, Shen Tu and Yu Lei champ remains the mainstay of weapons should not exist in their hands. The ghost and the ghost is very scared and do not dare anymore stuff when I hear the name of Shen Tu and Yu Lei or know of their existence somewhere.
Since then the villagers always use two lembat paper made from peach tree. On paper it was written the name of Shen Tu and Yu Lei on behalf of another paper. Both the paper and then affixed to the left and right front door or gate. If you know there are two names that daunting, the invisible and the ghosts would not dare disturb dating. That is the story of why people make Chun Lian.
In the Ming Dynasty (1369-1644 AD) in Nanjing city, it was determined that in every house there should chun lian population of red paper on every door and gate. Of chun lian is no longer simply bearing the name of Shen Tu and Yu Lei, but allowed a variety of writing wisdom or blessing. Red paper that has become a symbol of Shen Tu and Yu Lei, and writing on it could be the pearl or words of hope that the whole house is expected to occur in the a new year.
Wisdom Stories:
There must be forces that can help us to not be disturbed or harmed by evil spirits. There must be ways which can help to overcome any interference or problems in our lives.