Yang jia bu Woodblock New Year Picture
2 min readYang jia bu Woodblock New Year Picture
Yang jiabu Woodblock New Year Pictures originated in the Ming Dynasty.Yangjiabu is located near Weifang City in Shandong Province.The original settlers，mostly with the family name Yang，moved here from Zitong County in Sichuan Province during Hongwureign period of the Ming Dynasty.The woodblock pictures used as New Year decorations have mainly Buddhist themes，while the horizontal wall pictures are based on woodblock illustrations.
Yang Liuqing New Year Pictures
One of China’s three famous folk New Year picture styles，Yang Liuqing New Year Pictures originated in Yang Liuqing Town，in the western suburbs of Tianjin City，inthe early 17th century.Adopting the method of integrating block printing and hand colored decoration，they are characterized by varied themes such as brightness，vivacity，happiness，auspiciousness and fascination.The pictures by the young people in Yang Liuqing have enjoyed a high reputation in China.
The Art of Block-Printed Chinese New Year Pictures
As a unique form of folk art，block-printed Chinese New Year pictures stand out in its artistic expression.As far as their artistic creation is concerned，these pictures are free from the limitations of time and space，with masterly generalized themes and sensationally exaggerated images.In terms of their brushwork or style，these pictures have inherited the traditional Chinese sketching techniques，with an accurate and well-conceived composition，simple yet bold lines，unsophisticated yet exaggerated images，bright and lively colors.As regards printing，black，red，green，blue and yellow are the preferred colors.In short，with skillfully contrasted colors，characteristic themes，honest and graceful figures，these pictures give off a strong local flavor.
