New Year Picture
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Title
New Year Picture
年畫
Year Picture
Description
The New Year picture is also known as 年畫 (nin4 waa6) in Cantonese, 年画儿 (nián huà r) in Mandarin.
Customarily, as each Chinese New Year arrives, every family replaces its New Year picture in order to "say goodbye to the Past and welcome the Future" (辭舊迎新).
Customarily, as each Chinese New Year arrives, every family replaces its New Year picture in order to "say goodbye to the Past and welcome the Future" (辭舊迎新).
Format
A printed picture with simple lines and bright and warm color.
Type
Physical Object
Identifier
newyearpicture
Collection
Citation
“New Year Picture,” Chinese Lunar New Year in Hong Kong, accessed May 19, 2024, https://learning.hku.hk/ccch9051/group-33/items/show/231.
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