Yangliuqing New Year Pictures inherited the painting tradition of Song and Yuan Dynasties, and absorbed the woodcut prints, arts and crafts and drama stage of Ming Dynasty. In the process of creation, Yangliuqing New Year Pictures adopted a combination of woodcut overprint and hand painting. Woodblock overprinting is a traditional printmaking technique, which engraves the wooden board, then prints it with ink or pigment to copy the pattern. Hand-painting is a delicate description and decoration by artists with colored pigments, which makes the works more vivid and rich. This combination makes Yangliuqing New Year pictures create a unique style, with the characteristics of being lively, festive and auspicious and touching. The application of this form makes Yangliuqing New Year pictures inherit the tradition and show innovation and artistic charm.