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Unit 1 Art
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Qingming Shang He Tu
One of the most famous Chinese paintings in the world is the Qingming Shang He Tu or Along the River During the Qingming Festival, by Zhang Zeduan, a court painter(宫廷画师) for the emperor during the Northern Song Dynasty.
It captures the daily life of people from the Song period at the capital, Bianjing, today’s Kaifeng in Henan.
The theme celebrates the festive spirit and prosperous(繁荣的) street scene at the Qingming Festival, rather than the holiday’s ceremonial aspects, such as tomb sweeping and prayers(祈福).
The entire piece was painted in the handscroll format(手卷格式) and the content reveals the lifestyle of all levels of society from rich to poor as well as different economic activities in rural areas and the city. The original painting, which measures 24.8 by 528 cm, is now in the collection of the Palace Museum in Beijing.
This long handscroll has three major sections:
The right section is the rural area of the city. A country path broadens into a road and joins with the city road.
In the middle section, there are businesses of all kinds, selling wine, grain, musical instruments, paintings, medicine, as well as many restaurants.
The left half is the urban area around the city gate. Many economic activities, such as people loading things onto the boat, shops, and even a tax office, can be seen in this area.
( )1. Qingming Shang He Tu is no more than 24 cm wide and 520 cm long.
( )2. The painting was once lost during the Yuan Dynasty and hundreds of copies were made.
( )3. It is believed that the version in the Palace Museum is the Song Dynasty original painting.
( )4. The painting shows life along the Yellow River during the Qingming Festival.
( )5. The painting scroll(画轴) also includes a short biography of Zhang Zeduan and the seals(印) of its previous owners.
Watch and decide whether they are true or false
( )1. Qingming Shang He Tu is no more than 24 cm wide and 520 cm long.
( )2. The painting was once lost during the Yuan Dynasty and hundreds of copies were made.
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( )3. It is believed that the version in the Palace Museum is the Song Dynasty original painting.
( )4. The painting shows life along the Yellow River during the Qingming Festival.
( )5. The painting scroll also includes a short biography of Zhang Zeduan and the seals of its previous owners.
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Take notes about the details that are displayed in the
painting.
Left
The city The first city gate The roads leading to the city
butcher shops
doctor’s clinics
hotels
inns
houses
fabric shops
a line of camels carrying goods
temples
inns
large houses
people traveling on foot
and in carts and sedan chairs
Right
The Rainbow Bridge The road and the river The countryside
arching over the river
people selling food and drink on both sides
travelers passing by
packed with restaurants
full of boats
a few houses
a few travelers
