What is the life scene depicted in The Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival?

The Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival mainly describes the natural scenery and prosperity of Bianjing and its two banks. 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.

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. A small sampan was bolted to the stump beside the bridge, and several small peasant houses were scattered among the trees in an orderly way. There are four crow's nests on a few tall branches, which look the same as the crow's nests in the way and height. There are several stone mills on the threshing floor, which are used for threshing in autumn harvest, and they are still idle there at this time. There are some sheep in the sheepfold, and there seems to be a chicken and duck pen next to the sheepfold, as if a large group of chickens and ducks were raised in the pen. What a peaceful rural scene, I can't help but marvel at the developed agriculture and aquaculture in the Song Dynasty more than 1000 years ago.

Look at the picture again, it is the junction of agriculture and commerce. On the right is a married couple, turning slowly from the north. The groom in the back is riding a bordeaux horse. Behind the horse is a porter carrying the bride's dowry, and in front of the horse is a man with a bride's dressing box. The sedan chair in front should be the bride's seat, because the surface of the sedan chair is decorated with various plants and flowers, which can be described as a "sedan chair". The word sedan chair comes from this folk custom, because it is the means of transportation for the bride to get married. Behind the sedan chair, a porter carried a load of fish, indicating that the woman's family wished her husband rich fish (the rest).

A farmer near the teahouse has two cows. Although such an earth-shattering event happened nearby, the two cows were indifferent. They are still ruminating leisurely. The seedlings in the distant fields are thriving and farmers are watering and fertilizing them. A couple in the south traveled and hired two animals and a porter. A porter slowly walked southeast with what they needed for their trip. There is a hotel across the street in front of the teahouse. Because breakfast is not served, it is very slow to hold up banners to attract customers. The hotel is located in the bulk cargo terminal, and the business is naturally booming. It's just that the guests are busy with business and have no time to eat or drink. You see that the owner of the dock is counting the goods to be sent to a certain place, and the dock workers are stacking the goods, ready to arrange loading and unloading in time according to the distance of the goods. It is said that the ship will get on first and then get off. Another ship is also unloading. Thick masts and ropes can be seen in the cracks in the branches and leaves of this 200-year-old tree. It should also be a large ship with a displacement of about 60 to 70 tons. In the middle of the street between the hotel and the teahouse, a man is calling a fortune teller. It may make him count something, whether it is marriage, family or business. When Mr. Shugua heard about this business, his brisk pace showed his joy. Looking into the street, people in a bag shop are talking to a buyer and seller, as if they can hear them talking about when to order oil, salt, sauce and vinegar to check out tomorrow. In the past, there were several shop names, and another avenue extended into the distance, where pedestrians and horses walked.