Do you have any idea of New Year paintings?____ (know) as “paper paintings” and “painted pictures”, New Year paintings are a special art form in Chinese folk culture. Without New Year paintings, our traditional Chinese folk culture would be much less ____(color). The paintings get such a name because they are ____(most) posted during the Chinese New Year holiday for ____(decorate) and they are also accepted as a symbol of New Year's greetings.

    New Year paintings appeared around the Tang dynasty, replacing the previous door pictures believed to be able to protect the residents and drive away ghosts. In the Song dynasty the New Year paintings____ (create) on a large scale(规模)____ the printing techniques improving, the content and forms of New Year paintings became various. The development of the paintings matured in the Ming and Qing dynasties,____ the art hit its heyday (全盛期).

    There are many ____(tradition) printing methods of New Year paintings,____ (include) woodblock printing, stone-block printing, offset printing, watercolor painting, etc.____ is reported, woodblock-printed New Year paintings are the most popular and interesting ones, according to a recent survey.