What is the historical significance of The Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival?

Historical significance of Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival;

This painting depicts the prosperity of Bianjing in the Qingming period. It is a witness to the prosperity of Bianjing in that year and a portrayal of the economic situation of the city in the Northern Song Dynasty. It vividly depicts the daily social life and customs of Bianjing, the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty. Through this painting, we can understand the city appearance of the Northern Song Dynasty and the life of people from all walks of life at that time.

During the Northern Song Dynasty, Bianjing was extremely prosperous, with four rivers flowing and four roads accessible. It used to be the national land and water transportation center, and its commercial development ranked first in the country. At that time, its population reached 1 10,000. Bianjing has many lively markets, various shops and even night markets. On holidays, the capital is even more lively. The Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival focuses on description.

Before the Northern Song Dynasty, China's figure painting was dominated by religion and aristocratic life. Although Zhang Zeduan worked in the Hanlin Painting Academy, his works were all called "courtyard paintings" or "courtyard paintings", but he extended his brush to the lives of people from all walks of life and created social genre paintings describing urban and rural life.

The Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival painted a large number of various figures. Moreover, Zhang Zeduan portrayed the movements and expressions of each character very vividly. In a word, The Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival is of great historical value.

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The Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival depicts the situation of Tokyo (now Kaifeng, Henan Province), the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty, mainly focusing on the natural scenery and prosperity of Bianjing and its two sides.

The riverside scene on the Qingming Festival was a folk custom at that time, just like today's holiday party, people took part in commercial activities by it. The whole map is roughly divided into three parts: the spring scenery on the outskirts of Bianjing, the scenery of Bianhe and the market in the city.

Spring scenery on the outskirts of Bianjing:

Open this picture gently, and you will see a camel team on the road beside the stream, coming from Bianjing City in the northeast, and five donkeys are carrying loads. The groom in front drives the leading livestock to the bridge at the corner, and the porter behind drives the wolves forward with a whip, and the destination will arrive soon. From the way the packers skillfully control the packers, we can know that they are old horses that have been walking for many years.

Bianhe scenery:

Bianhe River was an important transportation hub and commercial artery in the Northern Song Dynasty. As can be seen from the picture, the population is dense and merchant ships gather. Some people are resting in the teahouse, some are reading fortune-telling, and some are eating in the restaurant.

Markets in cities:

Centered on the tall towers, there are rows of houses on both sides, including teahouses, restaurants, foot shops, meat shops, temples, public halls and so on.

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