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Along the River During the Qingming Festival
Zhang Zeduan · 1085
panoramic painting
This handscroll, traditionally credited to Zhang Zeduan, depicts life in Bianjing, the Northern Song capital now called Kaifeng. Just over five metres long, it belongs to the Palace Museum in Beijing.
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A handscroll is opened a section at a time. Move along its length rather than seeking a single viewpoint: the city unfolds as a succession of encounters across the paper.
In its time
1085
Books from this period
Where it hangs
Forbidden City