The History and Development of Traditional New Year Pictures in China

New Year pictures have actually developed for a long time in the history of our country. It can be traced back to the "keeper" at the earliest. In other words, "Door God" is the origin of the development of New Year pictures. In this way, the history of New Year pictures has actually been more than two thousand years. According to the records in the Book of Rites, it is enough to prove that the New Year pictures originated from the door gods. However, in folklore, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei in Liu Bei's aides are the archetypes of door gods, which have a long history.

The development of New Year pictures has experienced more than two thousand years of history, and the intermediate theme has also changed. Draw a patron saint and a tiger from the Han Palace Gate. From the chicken painting on the door in Wei and Jin Dynasties to the Buddhist scripture prints in Sui and Tang Dynasties, we can see the changes and richness of the times experienced by the development of New Year pictures.

Later, in the Song and Yuan Dynasties, the richness of the theme of New Year pictures in the Song Dynasty had a rapid breakthrough and change. At this time, the emergence of a large number of customs paintings is the best witness.

However, in the Yuan Dynasty, due to the neglect of "culture and art" by the ruling class, the development of New Year pictures was negatively affected, and the development of New Year pictures also appeared a short "dormant period". Let the development of New Year pictures in this period be in a "low valley".

Later, in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, with the prosperity of commerce, New Year pictures gradually became the mainstream of the times. It is particularly worth mentioning that after Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty, the prosperity and stability of society also made the development of New Year pictures enter its heyday. At this time, a large number of New Year pictures with novels and dramas as their themes came into being.

Later, in the Republic of China, due to the constant invasion of foreign powers, the development of New Year pictures was also hit hard. At the same time, because Mr. Zhou Shuren actively promoted the collection and revitalization of New Year pictures, people gradually realized the positive significance and importance of protecting this traditional culture and art.

In the final analysis, the New Year picture is not just a picture, it carries a long history and cultural changes, and it is also a reflection and reflection of the development and changes of an era. However, in recent years, with the prosperity of fast food culture, the development of New Year pictures seems to have entered a "low valley" that nobody cares about. Only from this point of view, it is more and more urgent and important to call for the protection consciousness of New Year pictures and inherit Chinese civilization.