从1949至2022历史长河中年画如同一条蜿蜒的时光之河流淌着中华民族厚重的文化底蕴它起源于遥远的古
据说，中国的年画源远流长，其历史可以追溯到唐朝。然而，直到宋代，这种艺术形式才逐渐普及开来。早期的年画主要以张贴门神为主，因此，它们也常常包括了这些守护门庭的神灵。在这一时期里，年画已经包含了丰富多彩的人物主题。
在明初的时候，一些日本人在甘肃地区发现了一些 Dating back to the Song Dynasty. These paintings featured four beauties from Chinese history - Ban Jieyu, Zhao Feiyan, Wang Zhaojun, and Green Pearl - all dressed in imperial robes and adorned with long sleeves. The other painting depicted the Stove God and Guan Yu, a revered figure in Chinese culture. Both of these paintings bore the mark "平阳姬家雕郎" (Pingyang Ji House Carver), which indicates that during the Song Dynasty, these types of character paintings were already quite popular.
The discovery of these two paintings provides strong evidence that by the time of the Song Dynasty, year-long calendars had become an established art form in China.
