A folk artist shows how to make Yangjiabu New Year woodblock paintings in Yangjiabu village of Weifang, Shandong province on July 3. [Photo by Zhang Renyu/provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

The foreign media group visits the kite museum in Yangjiabu village of Weifang, Shandong province on July 3. [Photo by Zhang Renyu/provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

A folk artist shows the New Year paintings to foreign journalists. Each woodblock painting requires five steps: sketching, engraving, printing, painting and mounting, all of which are done by hand. [Photo by Zhang Renyu/provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

A foreign journalist takes photos of kites exhibited at the kite museum in Yangjiabu village of Weifang, East China's Shandong province on July 3. [Photo by Zhang Renyu/provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

A foreign journalist is attracted by the dazzling display of New Year woodblock paintings in Yangjiabu village of Weifang, East China's Shandong province on July 3. [Photo by Zhang Renyu/provided to chinadaily.com.cn]