Tancheng woodblock New Year paintings originated more than 200 years ago, when a Weifang New Year painting artist fled to Shawo Village, Shengli Township, Tancheng County. Just as the New Year was approaching and he was starving and cold, he took off the woodcut engravings he carried with him and printed New Year paintings for sale. Unexpectedly, these colorful and eye-catching New Year paintings with the function of creating a festive atmosphere were warmly welcomed as soon as they were put on the market. Not only was the business booming, but Shawo Village also attracted many people to come to learn from him. On the basis of the original, the people of Shawo Village combined the local regional characteristics, and innovated from generation to generation, and soon developed Shawo Village into a well-known professional village for woodblock New Year paintings. In its heyday, Shawo Village had a prosperous scene of "every family painted and every household painted", and it was the largest distribution center in northern Jiangsu and southern Shandong. Folk New Year paintings are commonly known as happy paintings and door gods. In the old days, people were popular in pasting New Year paintings indoors and door gods on their homes to wish for a happy new year and peace and tranquility. It was once one of the most popular artworks among the Chinese people. At the end of each year, people in northern Jiangsu and southern Shandong and most other parts of China have the custom of posting New Year paintings of door gods and couplets to add to the festive atmosphere. New Year paintings are called New Year paintings because they are posted during the New Year and replaced every year, or can be appreciated for a year after being posted.