As the saying goes, "It is not a New Year without New Year paintings". New Year paintings are not only decorative items for festivals, but also feature deep humanistic and artistic values. Among them, the most representative one in the north are the Yang Liu Qing New Year pictures in Tianjin. Recently, "Lucky Tiger Welcoming Chinese New Year- Yangliuqing Wood Engraving New Year Paintings Exhibition" has been held in the Palace of Beijing Zizhuyuan Park.

There are a total of hundreds of exhibits in the exhibition, which showcases a variety of fine New Year paintings with various contents in different categories, including historical stories, myths and legends, secular life, flowers, birds, fish and insects, and opera stories. Moreover, the exhibition also sets up a special exhibition hall to introduce the New Year painting production process and the video of the inheritors, so as to help visitors better understand the styles of different regional New Year paintings and contribute to the contemporary inheritance of New Year paintings.

Among them, the Hall of Zi Xiao in the Zizhuyuan Palace (Hall 1) mainly displays important collections and fine works of Yangliuqing wood engraving New Year paintings, as well as products of New Year paintings in the form of glaze, porcelain and booklet. Jing Yi Zhai (Hall 2) introduces New Year paintings from all over the country in rich graphic form as well as the detailed production process and tools of Yangliuqing New Year paintings. Qi Yun Zhai (Hall 3) focuses on the works of Yangliuqing wood engraving paintings on subjects such as festive customs and the Twenty-four Filial Piety, as well as the video of the interview with the inheritors of Yangliuqing New Year paintings. Tian Xiang Zhai (Hall 4) showcases Yangliuqing wood engraving paintings themed on secular life.

Tickets: Free admission to the park, 10 RMB for the exhibition

Exhibition period: Now - March 27, 2022

Location: Zizhuyuan Park Palace