（LearntospreadChinaandChinesecuItureinEngIish）
ARiversideSceneatQingmingFestival
ARiversideSceneatQingmingFestivalwasapaintingcreatedbythecourtartistZhangZeduan(birthanddeathdatesunknown),attheendoftheNorthernSongDynasty.ItisnowhousedinthePalaceMuseuminBeijing，andoneofitscopiesisnowhousedintheTaipei"PalaceMuseum".
ARiversideSceneatQingmingFestivalisahorizontalscrollmorethanfivemeterslong.Itdepictsthehustleandbustle(熙熙攘攘)alongthebanksoftheBianheRiverduringtheQingmingFestival.ItstartsfromtherightwithadepictionofspringintheoutskirtsofthecityofBianliang:brooks(溪水)gurgling(潺潺流动)inthewilderness,withcottagestuckedawayamongtreesandroadscrisscrossingintothefardistance.Oldtreesgreetthebreeze,theirbranchesandtwigsalreadytinged(轻淡地染色)withlightgreen.Inthedistanceareboundlessfieldsenvelopedinhazymist.Suddenly,agroupofpeopleappear,leadingseveraldonkeys,ontheirwaytothecity.Totheleft,therearelinesoftravelers,whoareeitherontheirwaytogravestomakeofferingsoraresightseersjustbackfromthecity.Donkeysandhorsesareseenneighing(嘶鸣),andpeopletalkingandlaughing.
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