However, many artists are unwilling to let this 800-year-old Chinese folk tradition wither and die. In 1985 the Council for Cultural Planning and Development began an annual competition to select the best New Year's prints. Each year many creative submissions combining tradition and contemporary styles are received, reflecting today's actual mass culture.
許多文化界人士都不捨這中國人近八百年的民俗藝術逐漸式微，文建會因而在民國七十四年開始舉辦版印年畫的甄選，每年都有不少融合傳統精神與現代風格的創意年畫，反映了今日時空的常民文化。