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Chinese New Year Painting offers a brief introduction to the historical development, the artistic and cultural significance, the rhymed formulas and the collection, research and protection of Chinese New Year paintings. It traces back the prominent characteristics of New Year paintings in different periods of Chinese history in chronological order. The book is characterized by a clear-cut layout, rich and colorful content and true-to-history account. Wang Shucun, the author of this book, is an expert on the collection and research of wood board Chinese New Year paintings. Some of his collections have been identified as national treasures. Nurtured by Chinese folk culture, Wang Shucun s fame has been well established in the academic studies of Chinese New Year paintings. This book highlights his years of research and collection of Chinese New Year paintings. With excellent pictures and texts, the abstruse theories of Chinese New Year paintings are presented in a reader-friendly way. Titles in the Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity series, a set of 15 titles: 9781931907866: Shaolin Kungfu 9781931907873: Taijiquan 9781931907880: Chinese New Year Painting 9781622460014: Anshun Local Drama in China 9781622460021: Dehua Porcelain in China 9781622460038: Huzhou Writing Brush in China 9781622460045: Mount Tai Steles in China 9781622460052: Silk and Bamboo Music in Southern China 9781622460069: Bronze Drums in China 9781622460076: Folk Legends of Gengcun in China 9781622460083: Quanzhou String Puppetry in China 9781622460090: Cantonese Opera in China 9781622460106: The Glove Puppet Show in China 9781622460113: Sichuan Opera in China 9781622460120: Violet Sand Crafts in China