Xiao Yang, daughter of artist Yin Dongxiang, dots the eyes of a portrait in a copy of nianhua, a type of centuries-old Chinese woodcut New Year picture, in Tantou Township of Longhui County, Shaoyang, central China's Hunan Province, Dec. 24, 2025. (Xinhua/Chen Zhenhai) 

It is a tradition for Chinese people to paste New Year pictures to celebrate the Spring Festival. The Tantou-style New Year picture, with a history of more than 300 years, was listed as one of China's national intangible cultural heritages in 2006. 

This photo shows a copy of nianhua (below), a type of centuries-old Chinese woodcut New Year picture, and the woodcuts used to create this copy (above), in Tantou Township of Longhui County, Shaoyang, central China's Hunan Province, Dec. 24, 2025. (Xinhua/Chen Zhenhai)

Artist Yin Dongxiang (R) and her daughter Xiao Yang make copies of nianhua, a type of centuries-old Chinese woodcut New Year picture, at a workshop in Tantou Township of Longhui County, Shaoyang, central China's Hunan Province, Dec. 24, 2025. (Xinhua/Chen Zhenhai)

Artist Yin Dongxiang makes copies of nianhua, a type of centuries-old Chinese woodcut New Year picture, at a workshop in Tantou Township of Longhui County, Shaoyang, central China's Hunan Province, Dec. 24, 2025. (Xinhua/Chen Zhenhai)

Xiao Yang, daughter of artist Yin Dongxiang, makes a woodcut at a workshop in Tantou Township of Longhui County, Shaoyang, central China's Hunan Province, Dec. 24, 2025. (Xinhua/Chen Zhenhai)

Artist Yin Dongxiang makes copies of nianhua, a type of centuries-old Chinese woodcut New Year picture, at a workshop in Tantou Township of Longhui County, Shaoyang, central China's Hunan Province, Dec. 24, 2025. (Xinhua/Chen Zhenhai)

Source: Xinhua