Mianzhou New Year Pictures

Sichuan Province's Mianzhu region teems with high-quality tissuepaper, which provides good raw material for the production of New Year pictures. At the end of the Ming Dynasty and the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, Mianzhu New Year pictures began to flourish, and the place became a large manufacture base for New Year pictures in Southwest China.

 Zhuxianzhen New Year pictures

The Zhuxianzhen New Year picture also got its name as it is mainly produced in Zhuxianzhen Village nearKaifengof Central China'sHenan Province. The place began to produce New Year pictures in the Song Dynasty, and prospered in the Ming and Qing dynasties.

Famous writerLu Xunonce highly lauded the New Year picture produced in the place, saying: "The carving lines of Zhuxianzhen wood blocks are very macho; it's not elaborately polished, very unlike those in other places. The wood blocks are simple, with no extra adornment. The figure painting has very strong color, without being overbearing. The strong local flavor is typical of wood blocks in North China."

 FoshanNew Year pictures

Foshan New Year's pictures, produced inGuangdong Province's Foshan, are popular in South China. There are basically three kinds of New Year pictures in Foshan: original painting, wood block, and wood block with realistic painting. The high decorative function is the unique feature of Foshan New Year picture.

Author: Jeff