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| The 120 New Year paintings on display are chosen from some 4,000 in the National Library's collection. Some of them are more than 100 years old, but their colors are still vibrant, drawing viewers into the era they depict. (CNTV) |
Wang said, "In Yangliuqing's heydays, there were more than a thousand workshops producing New Year paintings. Nearby villages also rose up because of this trade. So before each Spring Festival, many merchants would come to Yangliuqing."
But more than a century on, popularity of New Year paintings have waned. And the craft itself is in danger of dying out.
At the exhibition, representatives from six hailed cradles of the craft, which receive government support to guard the heritage, are demonstrating their skills.
This man from Shandong Province is printing a New Year painting from a block. While this old Tianjin master is showing his hand-painted pieces. He tells us nowadays, rather than being household necessities, New Year paintings have become much loved collectibles of some.
Raising their value may be a way for the endangered artform to live on.
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