Passage 42 Also 1 (know) as “paper paintings” and “painted pictures”, New Year paintings are 1 unique art form in Chinese folk culture. The paintings are called “New Year paintings” because they are 3 (most) posted during the Chinese New Year holiday 4 decoration and they are also a symbol of New Year’s greetings. New Year paintings 5 (appear) around the Tang dynasty, replacing the previous door pictures 6 (feature) the gods believed to be able to protect the residents and drive away ghosts. In the Song dynasty, New Year paintings were created on a large scale. With the advancement of printing technology, the content and forms of New Year paintings became 7 (diversity). The development of the paintings matured in the Ming and Qing dynasties, 8 the art hit its heyday ( 全盛期 ). Traditional printing 9 (method) of New Year paintings include woodblock printing, stone-block printing, offset ( 胶印 ) printing, traditional Chinese painting, watercolor painting and sketches etc. Woodblock printed New Year paintings 10 (be) the most popular and interesting ones.