【Introduction】

Pre-modern Chinese Traditional painting can be divided into three large groups; court paintings made to oblige the emperor or nobility; literati paintings for the personal enjoyment of the gentry and scholars; and folk paintings that enjoyed widespread circulation among the masses. New Year woodblock prints, drawn and carved by folk artisans , are an important element of Chinese folk pictorial art. They are an art form enjoyed by the common people , with their distinctive customs and regional traits.

【Main Contents】

1. Beijing New Year Pictures
2. Tianjin's Yangliuqing New Year Prints
3. New Year Prints from suzhou, Jiangsu Province
4. Zhuxianzhen New Year Prints, Henan Province
5. Wuqiang New Year Prints of Hebei
6. New Year Prints of Linfen , Shanxi Province
7. Fengxiang New Year Prints of Shanxi
8. New Year Prints from Weixian, Shandong Province
9. Mianzhu New Year Prints of Sichuan
10. Zhangzhou New Year Prints of Fujian
Captions on the Plate