Throughout the history of China's various dynasties, the Song Dynasty is definitely a bright star, and its economic development is unprecedentedly prosperous, which is vividly reflected in the "Qingming River Map" created by the Northern Song Dynasty painter Zhang Zeduan.
Qingming Upper River Map is a masterpiece, 528.7 meters long, 24.8 meters wide, vividly describing the Northern Song Dynasty capital city of the Bian River on both sides of the bustling scene from the outskirts of the city to the city, let's take a look at what is there after the Qingming Upper River Map is enlarged 10 times?
The horseman meets the palanquin sitting on the palanquin
In the Northern Song Dynasty, the horseback riders are not necessarily military attachés, civilian officials also ride horses, because the literati believe that "people are animals, scholars and doctors do not do it", if you know more about the history of the Song Dynasty, it is not difficult to find that the Northern Song Dynasty is extremely ceremonial, and the distance between the emperor and the people is much closer than other dynasties.
On this bridge in the "Qingming River Map", there are people on both sides of the bridge watching the scenery, and there are mules and horses, so at first glance, the team on horseback and the team on the palanquin do not give in to each other, but if you look closely, the two guys in front of you seem to be discussing who goes to the left and who goes to the right, so as to smoothly cross the aisle.
Camel caravans
Talking about camel caravans, many people will first think of the Silk Road, during the Northern Song Dynasty, mule and donkey transportation was a common phenomenon, in fact, camels were also common in the north at that time, Kaifeng was also the official camel breeding, service center and camel distribution center of the Song Dynasty, so the camel caravan in the "Qingming River Map" is not necessarily a Hu merchant.
The one who walks meets the one who rides the horse
From the situation in the painting to the south, the person walking is obviously known to the person riding the horse, but he is not willing to say hello, may not want to socialize too much, or may be some contradiction between the two, in short, the walking person with a fan to block his face, this phenomenon is called "handy noodles", as early as the pre-Qin and Han Dynasties have existed.
The "Book of Han and Zhang Chang's Biography" says: "Cross the Street of Ma Zhangtai, let the imperial officials drive, and let themselves pick up the horses." Sui and Tang Dynasty classicist Yan Shigu's note: "Convenient noodles, so barrier surfaces, cover fans and the like." If you do not want to see people, and if you obstruct yourself, you will get their convenience, so you know the side of the face, and you know the screen. ”
Stall economy
Stall economy in our country has a long history, in ancient times, stalls not only need to shout twice, some stall owners in order to make their stall business good, but also take advantage of the crowd to tell some interesting stories, in order to attract customers, after all, businessmen walk in all directions, many people who do not go far away from the businessman to hear something happening in the field.
Lightbox advertising
The commercial economy of the Song Dynasty was prosperous, and there were all kinds of streets, such as restaurants, tea houses, restaurants, shoe shops, flower shops, foot shops, etc., of which the foot shop was a small guest shop for people to temporarily rest their feet, although the situation of electricity consumption appeared in modern times, but during the Song Dynasty, there have been light box advertisements, and at night, candles are lit inside the box, so that passing guests will still not miss this foot shop.
Takeaway
Among the crowd, there is also a restaurant guy who is sent outside, due to the rapid economic development, many people are also particular about what to eat, such as the Northern Song Dynasty literary scholar Su Shi, who is a famous foodie, who is degraded to where to eat local specialties.
Although there was no mobile phone at that time, but the takeaway is also simple, call a person to order in the past, after the store is done, and then send the guy to the past on the line, in the Qingming River map in the mysterious takeaway brother is obviously sent to the near family, if there is some distance, usually with a warm plate, it can play a role in keeping warm.
People sleeping under trees
In Zhang Zerui's "Qingming On the River Map", the liquor store can be counted as a large number, "Zhengdian" belongs to the officially authorized winemaking hotel, the right side of the main shop was originally a military patrol shophouse, but now it has been changed to a military liquor transfer station, and the military pawns who were supposed to guard the city gate have also entered the liquor store.
The imageless man lying on his stomach under the tree was probably a drunken drunkard with his red pants exposed.
Although the "Map of the Upper River of the Qing Dynasty" reflects the prosperity of the Northern Song Dynasty and the Song Dynasty, it reflects the neglect of the capital city of the Northern Song Dynasty, and other places can be imagined, in fact, it is a picture of prosperity and danger.