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From the expression of New Year's paintings broadly include

From the expression of the New Year's paintings include:

Men Shen, the center hall, screen strips, table surroundings.

1, the door god.

That is, the Division of the God of the door guards, is the Lunar New Year pasted on the door of a type of painting. As a folk belief in guarding the portal of the gods, people will be its idol on the door, to drive away evil spirits, guard the family home, to protect the peace, to help the merit, descending auspicious, etc., is a popular guardian deity of the Chinese folk. According to traditional custom, every year before the Spring Festival, families will be busy writing and posting couplets and door gods to pray for the coming year.

2, the center hall. Zhongtang is a straight format in the framing of Chinese paintings, to hang in the middle of the wall in the hall named. Old Chinese houses have very high floors, and people often hang a huge painting or calligraphy on the middle wall of the living room (hall), which is called Zhongtang painting.

3, screen strips. Screen: that is, painting and calligraphy into the Hall of the screen, common four, six, eight, twelve, up to sixteen. Can not hang alone, more than four seasons or copying the painting of famous artists.

4, table around. Also known as table curtains, is surrounded by table decorations, mostly made of cloth or satin. Table around the picture for the square, wider frame, easy to stick and hang.