Chinese New Year woodblock prints on display| Until Feb. 20
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Shenzhen Daily
Updated: 2019-01-23 11:01
Chinese New Year woodblock prints on loan from Shanxi Folk Arts Museum are on display at Shenzhen Art Museum in Luohu District. Entry is free.
Chinese New Year woodblock prints at the exhibition.▽
The oldest Chinese New Year woodblock prints depicts a door god fashioned during the Tang Dynasty (618-907). Later, more subjects, such as fairies, the Kitchen God, women and babies were included. Customarily, as the Chinese New Year arrives, families replace New Year pictures to say goodbye to the past and welcome the future.
Dates: Until Feb. 20
Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m., closed Mondays
Venue: Inside Donghu Park, Aiguo Road, Luohu District (罗湖区爱国路东湖公园内深圳美术馆)
Metro: Line 5 or 7 to Tai’an Station (太安站), Exit C and then take a taxi