A Brief Introduction of the Block-printed Chinese New Year Pictures

中国木板年画简介

The block-printed Chinese New Year pictures are a traditional form of folk art in China. They are pictures printed from wood blocks into which both the text and the illustration have been carved by hand,to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year,also known as the Spring Festival.They were the most expressive¹ form of artistic² representation of things in pictures from the invention of block printing in China to the advent³ of modern printing,and are still popular among the people.

中国木板年画是中国民间艺术的传统形式。他们是从木块雕刻成文本和手工雕刻插图，以此庆祝中国农历新年，也被称为春节。在中国的现代发明印刷中雕版印刷是最具艺术表现力的形式，并广受人民的欢迎。