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= Yangjiabu Woodblock New Year Painting = Yangjiabu Woodblock New Year Painting (Chinese: 杨家埠木板年画; pinyin: yángjiābumùbǎnniánhuà) is a traditional Chinese handicraft, which is originated in Weifang, Shandong province during Ming dynasty. It implies the blessing people want to receive on Spring Festivals. Yangjiabu Woodblock New Year painting represent the culture of the Shandong countryside. And it has the unique production process. Yangjiabu Woodblock New Year paintings, together with Tianjin YangLiuqing, Suzhou Taohuawu, are China's three major woodblock New Year paintings recognized by public. May 20, 2006, Yangjiabu woodblock New Year paintings by the State Council approved the inclusion of the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list.

Initial stage
During the reign of Hongwu in the Ming dynast y, Yangjiabu woodblock New Year painting had fundamental development. After two years in the Ming dynasty (AD 1568), the ancestors of Yangjiabu successively established Hengshun, Tongshuntang, Wanzeng city four large shops. Built in the 13th year of Ming Chongzhen, the "ji xing" New Year painting workshop, area 239.4 square meters, 11 houses, were well preserved for now.At the end of the Ming dynasty, the war was destroyed.

Golden time
During the reign of emperor Qianlong of the Qing dynasty, the development of New Year paintings entered a period of flourishing and prosperous period of the commercial development of wood.

Innovation
At the end of the Qing dynasty, the woodblock New Year pictures began to "change to save" innovation. Mr. Yang of dong-shun, who represented the innovator, founded the dongda shun painting shop.

Summary of the whole proceeding
The Yangjiabu New Year painting produces drawing, carving, printing and mounting. Each process is completed and accurate.

Carve proceeding
The practice is to draw a black line from the drawing first, and attach it to the planed pear wood or tang wood board, then carve out the mainline version.

Paint proceeding
After the main thread is printed, the printer engraves the paintings with the different colors. The final version of the paper just finishes.

Ward off evil and auspicious
Artists paint the legend god to auspicious such as Menshen (door god)、Shouxing( longevity god)、Zaowang（cook god）.

Traditional customs, historical stories, myths and legends
Artists use the local customs and historical stories as the content such as The eight immortals crossing the sea、Pilgrimage to the west.

Landscape flowers, lucky creatures
For decoration，people use the lucky patten to make the good atmosphere.

Lack of originality and Lack of talent
Nowadays，the young people are more interested in the modern 3D design rather than traditional pattern as the old-fashion. So the creative idea and the advanced technique should add to the product. In addition to several old artists who can system and really master the woodblock New Year paintings and the essence of the successor. There are almost nobody, which directly affect the development of Yangjiabu woodblock New Year and survive. Therefore, the civil culture rescue project should start as soon as possible for the Yangjiabu woodblock New Year to protect the protection and development to create an enabling environment.

No market
Yang Luoshu, an old artist of Yangjianbu now in his 80s is still studying the innovation and revolution of Yangjiabu Wood Engraving Pictures. He said that his biggest concern is his lack of strength and vigor due to his old age. Therefore, activating the New Year culture is to stimulate new needs and to cultivate markets for Wood Engraving Pictures. Huo Qingyou, the sixth generation successor of Yangliuqing Wood Engraving Picture of Tianjin, said that it is hard to sustain the development of Wood Engraving Pictures and if there is no market for them, there will be no Wood Engraving Picture any longer.