杨柳青,旧名“柳口”,位于天津城西约２０公里处,东南靠南运河,西北临子牙河,是一座具有江南水乡风味的小镇。杨柳青年画历史悠久,相传始创于明朝万历年间,到清代雍正、乾隆时期,已是“通坊皆是、画牌相招,彩幌遥对”,极为兴盛。每年春夏两季为印刷年画的繁忙时期,此时家家点染 Yangliuqing, formerly known as “Liukou”, is located about 20 kilometers west of Tianjin. It sits on the south canal to the southeast and the Ziya River to the northwest. It is a small town with the flavor of Jiangnan Water Village. Yangliuqing painting has a long history and is said to have originated in the Wanli years of the Ming Dynasty. By the time of Emperor Yongzheng and Emperor Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty, Yangliuqing was extremely prosperous. Spring and summer every year for the printing of the new year, when everyone dyed