Known as "paper paintings" and "painted pictures", New Year paintings are also a  (specially) art form in Chinese folk culture. The paintings are  (call) "New Year paintings" because they are mostly put up  the New Year holiday for decoration.

    New Year paintings appeared around the Tang, Dynasty. In the Song Dynasty, New ear paintings  (create) on a small scale(规模). Year after year, there are more more New Year paintings.

    New Year paintings show people's best(wish) for the future.  Every Spring Festival, almost all Chinese families put up two New Year paintings on  front door. New Year paintings show the changes in the history of China.

    Yangliuqing woodblock New Year paintings,ancient town in Tianjin, have a history of over 400 years. They show the characteristics(特征) of both wood  (cut)  and Chinese painting. They are about (day) life and old stories. In the 2010 World Expo, Yangliuqing woodblock New Year paintings were shown to the whole world.