Unlike some calligraphy and paintings marvelously mounted for decoration or passed down from generation to generation, these New Year drawings are made without much regard for the quality of the paper. Manufacturing is mostly a family affair.
這些保存了近百年的畫版，從繪畫、雕版以至印刷，都出自民間工匠之手，所以年畫從外表到內涵都是民間的，所繪的事物，都是我們大家所熟悉和喜愛的，畫面所反映的也是大家的思想和願望﹘ ﹘希望長壽、富貴、喜樂和平安。