Chinese New Year Banners and Signs

It is a long upheld Chinese tradition and custom to hang bright red banners and signs with messages of good luck and fortune for the New Year.

You will find them at the entrances of homes flanking the doors as well as all around town.

You can make your own to decorate your room, hang them in the living room or by your entrance door so that the first thing your guests see when they come visit is a cheery Chinese new year greeting wishing them good fortune and prosperity in the coming year.

We will make some very simple signs and write on them our "Good Luck" message in Chinese.

Let's get started!

Materials needed:

One sheet red paper
One sheet gold paper
Scissors
Hole puncher
Glue
Red or gold string, cord, yarn, or gift ribbon to hang it
Black or Gold Marker

Materials for Making Chinese New Year Posters

Step 1:

Cut the red paper into a small 5" to 6" diamond-shaped square
Cut the gold paper an inch or so bigger than the red one
Glue the red square onto the middle of the gold square

Step 2:

Punch a hole in one of the corners
Cut some string, yarn, or cord, and thread it through the hole
Adjust string to the desired length to hang the sign and tie a bow or knot

Step 3:

Write a Chinese New Year Greeting on your poster
You can choose from the selection below of popular Chinese New Year good luck messages, follow the links to learn how to write each one stroke by stroke

Popular Chinese New Year Greetings and Good Luck Messages

These are some of the most popular Chinese New Year Greetings used in posters and banners for good luck and prosperity in the new year.

Click on each individual symbol to learn how to write the Chinese characters stroke by stroke.

	GOOD FORTUNE Dà Jí
	SPRING Chūn
	PROSPERITY Fú

For phrases with two or more characters, it is common to write them vertically from top to bottom. These are used alongside doors and gates to greet your visitors. Here are some simple ones to get started: