New year painting , a kind of Chinese painting, which began in ancient times, is one of Chinese folk art and one of the common folk handicrafts. New year painting is a unique painting genre in China, and it is also an art form loved by ordinary people in rural China. It is mostly used for posting and decorating the environment during the New year, with the meaning of wishing the New year auspicious and joyous, hence the name New year pictures.

Traditional folk New year pictures are often made with wood watermarks. Old New year paintings have different titles because of their size and how much they are processed. The whole New year picture is called "Gongjian", and the one with three pieces of paper is called "Sancai". Many and meticulous processing is called "painting the tip of the palace" and "painting three talents". The colors painted with gold powder are called "Jin Gong Jian" and "Jin Sancai". The products before June are called "green version", and the products after July and August are called "autumn version".