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QINGMING SHANGHE TU

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. The painting is considered to be the most renowned work among all Chinese paintings, and it has been called "China's Mona Lisa."

It vividly captures the daily life of people and the landscape of the capital, Bianjing (present-day Kaifeng) during the Northern Song. The scroll unfolds from right to left，moving from the countryside progressivity into the inner city. From its unique angle the painter illustrates people from all wails of life and their economic activities，giving the audience a much richer perspective than if he only depicted inner city life.

The Qingming Shanghe Tu is not only a great realistic painting art treasure, but also provides us with the primary source images of commercial, handicraft, folk customs, architecture and transportation in the Northern Song Metropolitan area, it has important historical documents value. Its rich ideological connotation, unique aesthetic perspective and realistic expression make it a classic in the history of Chinese and world painting.

There are countless details to explore in this painting. The value of the work you have seen so far not only in depicting the urban life of an ancient Song Dynasty city, but also in demonstrating superb artistic skills and historical documentary value.

By Albus Dumbledore, Gellert Grindelwald