Along the River During the Ching-ming Festival is the title of several panoramic paintings; the original version is generally attributed to the artist Zhang Zeduan (1085-1145). It captures the daily life of people from the Song period at the capital, Bianjing, today's Kaifeng.
In the 5.28-meter long picture there are 814 humans, 28 boats, 60 animals, 30 buildings, 20 vehicles, nine sedan chairs, and 170 trees drawn. The painting is considered as one of China's great treasures. The National Palace Museum of Taiwan created a nice page to get a good vizualisation of the painting. Don't miss the 3D animations launchable from the white boxes in the painting, they are a lovely way to give life to a painting.
(thanks Cora)
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