บท 332: Redundant

Zhang Heng pasted the Spring Festival couplets and the word 'Fu' (prosperity in mandarin) on the front of each door, taking a step back to make sure they were aligned correctly.

One thing he just couldn't understand was that with the continuous economic boom, consumer products were continuously improved, not only in terms of function but also in design. This part had been given more importance as the years went by. Yet, the Spring Festival couplets were forever so gaudy. Since it was going to be the Year of the Dog, malls and roadside stalls had incorporated elements of dogs to their Spring Festival couplets. Their designs, however, were somewhat questionable. The cartoonish images looked almost exactly as they did ten years ago, and everyone seemed to have gotten used to this gaudy style.