中国木版年画的鼻祖——朱仙镇木版年画
The ancestor of Chinese woodblock New Year prints — Zhuxian Town woodblock New Year prints
Zhuxian Town wood engraving painting is the origin of the Chinese wood engraving painting. Born over 1000 years ago in the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty, it reached the development peak in the Ming and Qing dynasties, and now it has been included in the first batch of "National Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection List". Zhuxian Town wood engraving painting has thick and bright color, symmetric composition, rough lines, simple shape, unique artistic style and various themes, including many well-known folk stories, myths and legends, opera figures and heroes. Zhuxian Town wood engraving painting is the fruit of manual labor and the excellent folk art culture in central China, becoming an independent school in the history of the Chinese wood engraving painting with its unique artistic charm.
朱仙镇木版年画是中国木版年画的源头，诞生于一千年前的北宋都城，明清两代达到鼎盛，现已列入“首批国家非物质文化遗产保护名录”。朱仙镇木版年画色彩厚重、鲜艳，构图饱满匀称，线条粗犷简炼，造型古朴夸张，艺术风格独特，内容题材丰富，多为脍炙人口的民间故事、神话传说、戏曲人物和人们所喜爱与敬仰的英雄豪杰。朱仙镇木版年画是手工劳动的艺术结晶，是中原地区的优秀民间艺术文化，它以其特有的艺术魅力在中国年画史上独树一帜！
Kaifeng Zhuxian Town wood engraving painting is not only the carrier of culture, but also a demonstration of simple and forthright character of people of the Central Plains and the reproduction of the soul of labor people. The content mainly includes: guardians, statue of gods, auspicious characters, opera stories and legends. Like an encyclopedia, by reading and appreciating it, people can see the long history and splendid culture of the Chinese nation.
开封朱仙镇木版年画不仅是文化的载体，更透着中原人民纯朴、豪爽的民风，是劳动人民心灵的再现。其主要包含有：门神类、神像人物类、吉祥纳福类、戏曲、传说故事类等，丰富多样的内容俨然像一本百科全书，通过阅读它、欣赏它，从中我们可以看到中华民族悠久灿烂的历史文化。（杨佳欣 张雅涵）