 In the hall where Shu Lien first meets Li Mubai, there are two large  sets of couplets hung on the wall behind them. The inner couplet  reads "(Right) The Tall (Qiao) Tree spreads thousands of branches,  but dont they have the same roots; (Left) the Long (Yangtse) River  flows into tens of thousand of distributaries, but all have the same  source" and is about maintaining harmony. The outer couplet reads  "(Right)In Spring and Autumn sacrifices, follow the Ancient Sages  Rites and Customs; (Left) Arraying Left and Right, trace One  Familys Generations of Continuity" and is about maintaining  tradition.