An exhibition of Chinese New Year prints kicked off on Dec 27 and will run till Mar 1 at the Shanghai History Museum in celebration of the New Year and the upcoming Spring Festival.

The exhibition showcases 87 types of artwork from the collections of the Shanghai History Museum and the Chongqing China Three Gorges Museum.

Posting pictures that bear auspicious meanings in the home has been a custom for more than 1,000 years in China, says Hu Jiang, head of the Shanghai History Museum.