清明上河图

Brief introduction of Bianjing
Bianjing City, depicted in the scroll, was the hub of the land and water ways and the passageway of all transportations at that time. After being designated as the capital. Bianjing City saw further economic and culture development. With a population of more than one million, it was truly a metropolitan in all aspects. What differented the Bianjing city in Song Dynasty from her predecessor was that all the street walls were removed. Transforming the former feudal closed city with fortress like walls into an open commercial house. Historical records tell us there were more than 6,400 households involved in businesses of all kinds that recovered over 100 sectors. Restaurants or eateries in particular were the most thriving type of business. As depicted the hustling and bustling in front of "Sun Yang Shop" demonstrate that this restaurant is one with the highest standard.The other smaller ones were called "foot shop."
Brief introduction of Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival Along the River During the Qingming Festival, also known by its Chinese name as the Qingming Shanghe Tu, is a painting by the Song dynasty artist Zhang Zeduan (1085–1145). It captures the daily life of people and the landscape of the capital, Bianjing (present-day Kaifeng) during the Northern Song. The theme is often said to celebrate the festive spirit and worldly commotion at the Qingming Festival, rather than the holiday's ceremonial aspects, such as tomb sweeping and prayers.
Creating background
Socioeconomic background As the center of water and land transportation of the whole nation during the northern song dynasty, Bianjing is very prosperous. There are many lively markets, various shops and even night markets in Bianjing. On holidays, the capital is more lively. In order to represent the prosperity of the capital, Zhang chose to reproduce the prosperous scene at the important festival of Qingming. Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival mainly focused on the water and land transportation and the busy market of Bianjing in the northern song dynasty.
Zhang was a native of Dongwu (present Zhucheng of Shandong Province). He was a court painter of the Northern Song Dynasty, and in the aftermath of that dynasty's fall, his paintings often conveyed criticisms of the social circumstances of the time. Zhang Zeduan's most famous painting is Along the River During the Qingming Festival. The handscroll depicts the prosperous life in the capital. It has been one of the most famous paintings throughout Chinese history.
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historical background
At the end of the northern song dynasty and the 12th century of the southern song dynasty, the class contradictions and ethnic conflicts were both sharp and intensified. At that time, the surface of the peace and prosperity scene hid deep social unrest and crisis. Under this historical background, Zhang Zeduan created a historical scroll "Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival".
Urban Customs in A Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival 《清明上河图》中的城市风情
小组成员：邬媛 31705083 谭默然 31705082
姜天奇 31705085 杨瑀歆 31705086
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The artist Zhang Zeduan
Zhang Zeduan
Zhang Zeduan ( 张择端, 1085-1145), courtesy name Zhengdao (正道), was a famous Chinese painter of the Song Dynasty. He lived during the transitional period from the Northern Song to the Southern Song, and was instrumental in the early history of the Chinese lanBiblioteka Baiduscape art.
Creating background of Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival Brief introduction of Bianjing
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Basic information of Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival
Historical position and values of Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival
“A Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival” is a panoramic painting by Zhang Zeduan. It is one of the top ten famous paintings handed down from ancient times in China. It is the only existing masterpiece from Zhang, and has been collected by the Palace Museum in Beijing as a national treasure. The hand scroll painting is 528.7 cm long and 25.2 cm wide. It provides a window to the period's economic activities in urban and rural areas, and captures the daily life of people of all ranks in the capital city of Bianjing(today's Kaifeng, Henan Province) during Qingming Festival in the Northern Song Dynasty. About 814 people in different clothes, expressions and postures are shown in the painting. It is often considered to be the most renowned work among all the Chinese paintings. And it has been called “China's Monalisa”.
In addition, numerous teahouses and cafes are scattered across all the streets.The scroll also depicts other forms of commercial activities. An inn like the Home of Official Wang was a regular place to stay for scholars abound in the capital city for the imperial examinations. Nearby a labor market is naturally formed with a group of sedan carriers waiting to be hired.The Bianhe River is indispensable to the economic and commercial development of Bianjing City,and therefore brought the city prosperity, which led to it being called the "Golden Waterway". Accordingly , the painter Zhang Zeduan spent one third of all effort to capture this thriving shipping business in the early 12th century.