The results for the eighth Nantong Spring Festival Couplets Competition are announced on Jan 15, with three works winning first-place prizes, six winning second-place prizes, and nine winning third-place prizes. The competition was initially launched in late 2019 and received nearly 300 submissions. [Photo/ntfabu.com]

A panel of experts evaluates Spring Festival couplets submitted to the competition on Jan 15. The competition has been held for the past eight years by the city's cultural museum, the protection center for intangible cultural heritage items, and the calligraphers association. Awarded works will be exhibited at city's Confucian Temple during the Spring Festival holiday, which starts on Jan 24. [Photo/ntfabu.com]