In which dynasty did folk New Year pictures begin?

◆ The earliest New Year pictures. New Year pictures begin with gatekeepers. The Chronicle of Jingchu in the Southern Dynasties records: "On the first day of the first month, Er Shen was painted around the door, with Shen Tu on the left and Lei Yu on the right, commonly known as the gatekeeper." Door gods are actually the original form of New Year pictures.

◆ The earliest New Year card. The earliest New Year cards originated in the Han Dynasty, when they were called "famous thorns". After the Eastern Han Dynasty, paper was used instead of wood, so it was called "famous paper".

◆ The earliest lucky money. It first appeared in the court of the Tang Dynasty. According to Wang Renyu's "Strange Tales of Kaiyuan Tianbao", "During the Tianbao period of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, every spring, imperial concubines accompanied each other in the Forbidden City. Three to five people throw money for the performance, and what they get is lucky money. "