Tracing back to the source, when it comes to ancient Han folk woodcuts, we have to look at the process of human cultural development. Without the inspiration of seal cutting and stone carving and the foundation of paper, ink and rubbings, the emergence of block printing is very difficult. Even if it appears, it will not be as perfect as it was at the beginning. According to the existing historical data of China, there was no printing in China before Sui and Tang Dynasties. At that time, literature and painting were written directly on paper. It was not until printing appeared in the Sui and Tang Dynasties that there was a woodcut of Buddhist scriptures. In Song Dynasty, with the development of handicraft economy and the reform of science and technology, especially Bi Sheng invented movable type printing, block printing reached unprecedented prosperity, and the field of printmaking art was further expanded. From the simple woodcut of Buddhist scriptures in the Tang and Five Dynasties, it has expanded to various fields such as literature and art, classics, medicine, skills and essays. XiShen of Plum Blossom is the forerunner of flower painting.

The process of block printing is to carve on the wood block according to the pre-drawn manuscript, and then print the color or register the color on the paper. Simitu is a masterpiece of printmaking in Song Dynasty. In conception, the author is original, combining four famous beauties in China history, namely Wang Zhaojun, Ban Ji, Zhao and Lvzhu, in the same picture, which is full of drama. The four beautiful women in the picture are all decorations of the Tang Dynasty, graceful and graceful, walking and watching with light steps in the yard. The characters are lifelike. Looking forward to the flow between characters makes the picture echo and echo, seamless. In addition, the author also uses railings and flower stones as the background behind the characters, making the picture more gorgeous. At the same time, the author carefully arranged the patterns of husband and wife and creeping weed on the picture frame for decoration, which enriched the picture.

The woodblock prints of the Tang Dynasty are already very exquisite, and may be the earliest relics, which illustrates this cause and effect. Over the past 1000 years, block printing has made great progress in China and is very popular among the Han people. From block printing to block painting, printing illustrations and pictures has become a wide range of media reproduction means. It can be said that before the appearance of modern printing in China, that is, before the introduction of western lead printing, copper-zinc plate and lithograph in the early Qing Dynasty, block printing was the unity of printing. Because ancient and modern Han folk woodcuts belong to the nature of "copying woodcuts", with the rise of modern printing, this printing method is no longer adopted, from the original river to a trickle, only regarded as a unique artistic style, and its scope is obviously greatly reduced. In particular, modern folk woodcut prints, although still used and appreciated by some people, are few, and are mostly sorted out and studied as national cultural heritage. It is very valuable in this respect.