An artist paints a new year picture at a picture shop in Yangliuqing Town, Tianjin, north China, Jan. 20, 2025. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)
TIANJIN, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- The Yangliuqing woodblock new year picture originated from the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) with a history spanning over four centuries. The pictures are noted for their delicate engraving, fine patterns, vivid figures and elegant colours. The craft was listed as a national-level intangible cultural heritage in 2006.
With the approaching of the lunar new year, a series of cultural and creative products carrying the Yangliuqing woodblock new year pictures have been created under the inspiration of the Year of the Snake.
An inheritor (L) of Yangliuqing woodblock new year picture craft prints a new year picture at a shop in Yangliuqing Town, Tianjin, north China, Jan. 20, 2025.(Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)
An inheritor of Yangliuqing woodblock new year picture craft prepares to print a new year picture at a studio in Yangliuqing Town, Tianjin, north China, Jan. 20, 2025. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)
Woodblocks themed on the Year of the Snake are displayed at a studio in Yangliuqing Town, Tianjin, north China, Jan. 20, 2025. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)
Cultural and creative products inspired by the Year of the Snake are displayed at a shop on the Ancient Culture Street in Tianjin, north China, Jan. 22, 2025.(Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)
New year pictures themed on the Year of the Snake are displayed at a studio in Yangliuqing Town, Tianjin, north China, Jan. 20, 2025. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)
An inheritor of Yangliuqing woodblock new year picture craft shows a newly-printed new year picture themed on the Year of the Snake at a studio in Yangliuqing Town, Tianjin, north China, Jan. 20, 2025. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)
Yangliuqing woodblock new year pictures inspired by the Year of the Snake are displayed at a shop on the Ancient Culture Street in Tianjin, north China, Jan. 22, 2025. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)■
