Originated in ancient China, it is the oldest and most representative printmaking family.

Woodcut originated in ancient China and is the oldest and most representative grandmother in the woodcut family.

The history of folk woodcut in China basically goes hand in hand with the invention and utilization of printing in China, even if it is a little later, it will not be far apart. In ancient times, the invention of paper, ink and pen brought great convenience to people's writing and drawing, which became a great progress of human civilization. Especially the manufacture and popularization of paper, after about five centuries, with the need of cultural exchange, I felt the slow copying of one book and one painting, which further solved the process of woodcut printing and could be copied in large quantities. Woodblock printing in China is generally believed to have been invented in or before the Tang Dynasty, and it was very mature in the middle of the Tang Dynasty. The oldest printed book in existence. Paper is the Diamond Sutra, which was printed in the 9th year of Xian Tong (AD 868). The whole volume is more than five meters long, with exquisite paintings engraved at the beginning, which is siddhattha gotama. At the end of the volume, there is a note that "Wang Jie respects and creates charity for the second parent". This is an example of religious belief in the form of folk art, and it is also obvious evidence of the synchronization of engraving and description. Agricultural production attaches importance to solar terms, and the theory of yin-yang and five elements is directly related to the activities of ancient people, which requires a large number of almanac, so printing almanac has become a major function after the invention of printing. The discovery of the almanac in the fourth year of Ganfu in the Tang Dynasty (AD 877) also proved this point. Calendar pages in the second year of the late Tang Dynasty (AD 822) were privately printed in Chengdu. Although there is no engraving in the almanac, it is directly related to the appearance of "Spring Cattle Map" and "1999 Cold Relief Map" in the future.