Woodblock New Year pictures originated in which of the four famous towns?

Woodblock New Year pictures originated in Zhuxian Town, Henan Province. 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.

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.

In China, New Year pictures are symbols of the New Year. If you don't put up New Year pictures, it's not the New Year. New Year pictures are not only decorations for festivals, but also have cultural and artistic values. They are an encyclopedia reflecting the life of China's civil society.

Woodblock New Year pictures have dozens of producing areas, large and small, among which the famous ones are: Liangping in Chongqing, Yangliuqing in Tianjin, Wuqiang in Hebei, Weifang in Shandong, Taohuawu in Suzhou, Zhuxian Town in Henan, Mianzhu in Sichuan and other places.

At the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, except Tibet, New Year pictures were used all over the country, including Taiwan Province Province.

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.

Extended data:

New Year pictures are based on secular social life, and the themes are all-encompassing. According to Mr. Wang Shucun's statistics, there are more than 2,000 kinds of paintings with various themes. There are historical stories, myths and legends, secular life, scenic spots, practical news, fables and exhortations, ladies dolls, flowers, birds, insects and fish, auspicious celebrations and so on.

The contents of the New Year pictures are all-encompassing, including praising virtuous ministers, flogging treacherous officials and villains, preaching karma, loving mothers and teaching children, caring for sons, saving the United States by heroes, avenging, historical stories, literary masterpieces, folk customs, current affairs of operas, officials, farmers, federations of industry and commerce, and various people with a variety of religions.

Due to different regions, the style of New Year pictures presents a variety of faces. Generally speaking, Yangliuqing New Year pictures have court interest and citizen interest; Weifang, Shandong and Wuqiang, Hebei have rough, simple and simple New Year pictures. Liangping New Year Pictures with vivid modeling, strong color contrast and full of life breath have delicate and neat Taohuawu New Year Pictures. There is a simple and naive New Year picture in Zhuxian Town, Henan Province, which is the oldest New Year picture in China. There are colorful Mianzhu New Year pictures in Sichuan, which are very enjoyable. Fujian Zhangzhou New Year Pictures and Guangdong Foshan New Year Pictures have strong regional colors, mostly with red and black as the main color, and the paintings of gods and buddhas are rich and diverse.

These New Year pictures enrich the regional features and style features of Chinese New Year pictures, and make them present colorful artistic features.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Woodboard New Year Pictures