Longhui, central China’s Hunan province: busy printing of Tantou woodblock New Year paintings

On January 22, 2025, at Zhongliangmei Workshop in Longhui county, Shaoyang city, central China’s Hunan province, Tantou woodblock New Year painting artist Lu Xianzhong was busy printing traditional Tantou New Year paintings. Tantou woodblock New Year paintings were included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage lists in 2006. The production of a single Tantou New Year painting begins with papermaking and involves dozens of intricate steps, including seven rounds of printing and seven rounds of hand-painting, before becoming a finished artwork. (Photo by Zeng Yong/Guangming Picture)

On January 22, 2025, at the Zhongliangmei Workshop of Tantuo Woodblock New Year Paintings in Longhui County, Shaoyang City, Hunan Province, artisan Lu Xianzhong arranges the freshly printed Tantuo woodblock New Year paintings. (Photo by Zeng Yong/Guangming Picture)

On January 22, 2025, at the Zhongliangmei Workshop of Tantuo Woodblock New Year Paintings in Longhui County, Shaoyang City, Hunan Province, artisan Lu Xianzhong prints Tantuo woodblock New Year paintings. (Photo by Zeng Yong/Guangming Picture)