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(MASTER OF CRAFTS)CHINA-TIANJIN-YANGLIUQING WOODBLOCK NEW YEAR PICTURES-INHERITOR (CN)

(240101) -- TIANJIN, Jan. 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Xi Wang (1st, R) talks with his colleagues on the development of cultural and creative products at the Tianjin Yangliuqing picture studio in Tianjin, north China, Dec. 26, 2023. Yangliuqing woodblock new year pictures, which originated from the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), has a history of over four centuries. The pictures are noted for their delicate engraving, fine patterns, vivid figures and elegant colours. The crafts were listed as a national-level intangible cultural heritage in 2006. Tianjin Yangliuqing picture studio has been preserving and popularizing this folk art since its inauguration in 1958. Xi Wang, a Tianjin native born in 1991, became a member of the studio upon his graduation from college in 2014, and dedicated himself as the youngest inheritor of the crafts at the studio. Fascinated by the woodblock new year pictures since childhood, he said the pictures convey the happiness of people during the lunar New Year. The traditional crafts of Yangli

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