Play Out Nianhua - (Volume 1. Volume 2)

Author: Wang Shucun
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: New Year pictures are woodblock prints used by people to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new, as well as to ward off evil and attract good fortune during the Spring Festival. Their exquisite paintings and carvings also hold great artistic value. There are many types of New Year pictures, among which the (xièchū niánhuà) is the most diverse in content. It passes down traditional culture through its characters, plots, and illustrations, making it a highly scholarly form of New Year picture. A standalone play in opera is called "" (simplified as ""), so New Year pictures depicting opera themes are called. This book includes some of the most exquisite from ten provinces and cities such as Jiangsu, Anhui, Fujian, Sichuan, Shanxi, Henan, Shaanxi, Tianjin, Hebei, and Shandong, fully showcasing the local artistic styles, opera titles, and performance characteristics of each region. In terms of editing, it employs three levels of text—“Discussing the Opera,” “Discussing the Illustrations,” and “Detailed Appreciation”—to delve into the captivating essence of the and reveal the profound historical and cultural depth of China.