What kind of scene is depicted in The Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival?

The Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival depicts the rich life of Bianjing citizens in the Northern Song Dynasty, who were "peaceful for a long time, plump in character and bereaved of their children, but encouraged by habits, but old and ignorant of war". The so-called "Qingming" refers to political clarity and peace in the world, which means whitewashing peace. The scroll takes the Bianhe River as the main line, from the suburbs to the Bianhe Wharf, from Hongqiao across the Bianhe River to the urban area, and finally ends in the bustling downtown street. In an orderly and fascinating way, all kinds of personnel activities in the society at that time were carried out, such as restaurants, teahouses, drug stores, pawn shops, carpenters who made wheels, blacksmiths who sold knives and scissors, monks and Taoist priests who traveled around, fortune tellers who visited fortune tellers, officials who rode high horses, women who looked around leisurely by car, employees in shops enthusiastically attracted customers, and technicians in workshops were very busy. There are countless ships and boatmen on the Bianhe River and the wharf, which shows that Bianjing had very close economic ties with all parts of the country at that time. The whole Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival depicts hundreds of figures and buildings, all of which are outlined with fine and simple lines, with proper density, meticulous description and extremely high artistic level. It is a rare masterpiece in China's ancient paintings.

Along the River During the Qingming Festival