Woodblock New Year pictures originated from which of the four ancient towns?

Woodblock New Year pictures originated in Zhuxian Town, one of the four famous towns.

1, woodblock New Year pictures originated in Zhuxian Town, Henan Province, one of the four famous towns. On May 20th, 2006, Zhuxian Town Woodblock New Year Pictures were approved by the State Council to be included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list. On June 7th, 2008, woodblock New Year pictures were approved by the State Council and included in the second batch of national intangible cultural heritage list.

2. Woodblock New Year pictures are a traditional folk art form with a long history in China, with a history of 1000 years. In the middle and late Qing Dynasty, folk New Year pictures reached their peak. The four famous towns in China are Zhuxian Town in Henan, Hankou Town in Hubei, Foshan Town in Guangdong and Jingdezhen Town in Jiangxi.

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1, the contents of the New Year pictures are all-encompassing, including praising sages, princes and ministers, filial piety, heroes' revenge for saving the United States, historical stories, literary masterpieces, officials, agriculture, industry and commerce, and people of all colors. To sum up, it can be divided into the following categories:

(1) Hi-pictures, posted by newlyweds, such as "Kirin delivers the child", "Dragon and Phoenix are auspicious" and "descendants for generations".

(2) Birthday pictures are New Year pictures to celebrate the opening and longevity, such as Lishi Xian Guan and Hundred Days Map.

(3) Portraits of industry founders are paper-paste (idol) paintings pasted at ceremonies such as "Sun Simiao, the King of Medicine" and "Wu Daozi" in various industries, which are used to pay homage to the founders of enterprises or collect disciples' communication skills.

(4) Fan painting is a supplementary block printing product in the off-season of summer New Year pictures. Shandong Weifang New Year Pictures Workshop has a folk song "Carve a grid and attach a fan".

(5) West Lake scenery and paintings. "West Lake Scenery" is a foreign film commonly known as "Latin film", or a western-style mirror, which focuses on scenery and sometimes happens. Zhang paintings are mostly posted in tea gardens, restaurants and large-scale horizontal paintings, and most of them are based on stories of civil and military dramas.

(6) The lamp screen painting, also called the lamp square painting, is pasted on all sides of the lantern. Its content is mostly based on historical stories and operas, and it is often combined with myths, which is called "lamp fans".

(7) Toy games are used to decorate chessboards, cards, lanterns or kites.

(8) Other miscellaneous paintings, such as "Relief Map of Cold Area in 1999" for daily use in winter, "Ghost Map of Zhong Kui" for Dragon Boat Festival, and "Moonlight Village" for Mid-Autumn Festival.