What is the place depicted in the Riverside Map on Qingming Festival?

The Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival is a famous painting handed down from ancient times in China, which depicts different people and landscapes and lets us know the life of ancient people. So which city is the scene painted in The Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival? Let's explore with Bian Xiao!

Brief Introduction of Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival

The Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival depicts the city appearance of Bianjing in the Northern Song Dynasty and the living conditions of people from all walks of life at that time. The author is Zhang Zeduan, a famous painter in the Northern Song Dynasty. The Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival is a national treasure. It witnessed the prosperity of Bianjing in the Northern Song Dynasty and also reflected the architectural features of the Song Dynasty. It has extremely high historical value and collection value. Now it is collected in the Palace Museum in Beijing.

Appreciation of Riverside Map in Qingming Festival

A * * * in the picture is divided into three parts, namely Bianjing suburb scenery, Bianjing scenery and Bianjing market. The first paragraph is the scenery on the outskirts of Bianjing, painting huts, old trees, running water and boats, and then seeing people coming back from the countryside to sweep graves. The description of the environment and characters points out the specific time and customs of the Qingming Festival, which is the prelude to the whole painting.

In the middle section, from Bianjing Wharf, people are crowded, grain ships gather, some people rest in the teahouse, some people visit fortune-teller, and people come and go. When the big ship crosses the bridge, the boatman either hooks the bridge with bamboo poles or pulls the boat with hemp rope to let the big ship cross the bridge smoothly. People on the shore are also pointing fingers, so lively.

The second half depicts the bustling urban area, with restaurants, temples, butcher shops and so on. People solicit business in the street, including businessmen doing business, gentry watching street scenes, officials riding horses and so on. In addition to people, there are cattle, horses, mules and other animals on the street, all kinds of them.