Who knows what scene the Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival depicts?

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: Chunxian on the outskirts of Bianjing, Bianhe scene 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.

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. There is also the "Wang Paper Horse Shop" selling grave-sweeping sacrifices. Ships in the river come and go, end to end, either pulled by trackers or paddled by boatmen. Some are full of goods, going upstream, and some are nervously berthing to unload.

With the tower as the center, there are many houses on both sides, including teahouse, restaurant, foot shop, butcher shop, temple, public hall and so on. The store specializes in silk, jewelry, spices, incense, paper horses and so on. Large shops also put up banners at the door to attract business.