Kaifeng Woodblock New Year Pictures In The Past, And Its Development Concept,

Block-Printing New Year picture is one of the Chinese historical craft forms that represent the traditional local arts. In its more than one-thousand years history, Block-Printing New Year picture deeply involved in people's daily life, contained profound roots of traditional culture, and maintained the natural status of national culture and unique thinking pattern. It is called "local encyclopedia", so it is the best starting point to study Chinese traditional culture and should be protected and developed carefully.Henan province is an important origin of Chinese civilization, there are many dynasties established their capitals there in the history, many famous persons gathered there and lots of local arts rooted there. Kaifeng city, the center of Song culture, contains the souls of local arts. Kaifeng Block-Printing New Year picture acts as the origin of Chinese Block-Printing New Year picture, its unique style and humanity spirit maintain strong endless vitality in the field of local arts.But under the growing influence of world economy integration and the rapid economic development in Henan province, Henan province, which is bound of historical heritage, destroyed many important cultural heritages along with the modernization and town enlargement. Many of them are in the edge of being lost and dieing away, especially the local culture whose survival environments are damaged. The connection with the natural culture has been cut off and come to the stage of distinct. Many precious and rare local crafts and arts disappear silently along with the death of old craftsmen. Just like Mr. Feng Jicai said, "in every minute, there are lots of fantastic and splendid local culture die out in our field and mountains, we cannot wait for another day to save Chinese localcultural heritage......"Kaifeng Block-Printing New Year picture also faces thesame sad fate.From the point to protect and save local cultural heritage, the thesis elaborates the history, current situation and development conception of Kaifeng Block-Printing New Year picture from five aspects. First it introduces the history and characteristics and Kaifeng Block-Printing New Year picture; secondly, the author conducts investigation and survey about Kaifeng Block-Printing New Year picture; thirdly, the author find out the current problems hindering the development of Kaifeng Block-Printing New Year picture by comparing and analyzing the results of survey.The main problems exist in seven aspects: the lack of traditional culture spirits; the lack of support from the government; the lack of connection between themes and real life; forms breach modern tastes; the lack of reserve forces; crafts lack original technology; narrow eye range in market operation, and so on.