中国新年年画的作用

New Year painting is a kind of Chinese painting, which is mostly used for posting and decorating the environment during the New Year, and contains the meaning of wishing the New Year auspicious and festive. Traditional folk New Year pictures of Han nationality are mostly made with wood watermark. The main producing areas are Yangliuqing, Tianjin, Taohuawu, Suzhou, Weifang, Shandong, etc. Shanghai has the "Month Brand" New Year pictures, and others are Sichuan, Fujian, Shanxi, Hebei and even Zhejiang. Old New Year pictures have different names because of the size of the picture and how much they are processed. The whole one is called "Palace Tip", and the one with three pieces of paper is called "Three Talents". Many and meticulous processes are called "painting palace tips" and "painting three talents". The colors painted with gold powder are called "Golden Palace Tip" and "Golden Three Talents". Products before June are called "Green Edition", and products after July and August are called "Autumn Edition".New Year pictures are simple in lines, bright in colors, warm and pleasant in atmosphere, such as the picture of a spring ox, the picture of a year old, the picture of a beautiful ear, the picture of a baby playing, family fun, watching lanterns, fat dolls, etc., and some of them are themed with immortals, historical stories and dramatic characters. Many of them are used for posting door paintings, which are mixed with the concept of "God protects the house", such as "Heavenly Teas", "Heavenly Officials" and "Qin Qiong Respecting Morality". The genre (or form) includes door paintings (one-piece and two-piece) with four screens, horizontal and horizontal single-piece and so on. There have been records of New Year pictures in the Song Dynasty, and the earliest woodblock New Year picture we have seen at present is "The Beauty of the Country with the Chao Dynasty" engraved in the Southern Song Dynasty. In the middle of Qing Dynasty, it was especially popular. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, New Year's pictures are more popular among the people because they bring forth the new, rich and colorful in the traditional limitations.New Year pictures are a traditional folk painting art in China, which is a true reflection of society, life and customs. Every year during the Spring Festival, every household, from the outside gate to the inside hall, must put up New Year pictures. The existence of New Year pictures sets off a lively atmosphere for the Spring Festival, and the whole family is happy and reunited.