From the Perspective of “Along the River During the Ching-Ming Festival” to Investigate the Lifestyles of Northern Song Dynasty - A Case Study of Traffic, Economic, Urban Development

• Main Authors: Yi-YING Lin, 林羿瑩
• Other Authors: 吳哲夫
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2015
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/45634863482055759738

碩士 === 淡江大學 === 中國文學系碩士班 === 103 === “Along the River During the Ching-Ming Festival” was painted in the Northern Song Dynasty of ancient China. What was painted in the artwork represents the scenes in the capital city, Bianjing, in that times. This thesis is given to point out the social life style in the Northern Song Dynasty by the artwork, and from the perspective of this artwork and its referred historical information and books, I try to discuss the issues further. Along with the emerging handicraft industry, the economic development was activated, and the regulation of curfew and system of workshops and stores were broken down, that diminished the limitations about operating hours and occasion. People who lived in the city had more mobile and more convenient living. There were more sorts of business and more elaborate of division of work. In the meantime, the industry of vehicle and its referred business were profited. The improvement of techniques about ship-making and vehicle-making contributed traffic more easily domestically and abroad to communicate about economics and cultures. Unlike the normal paintings about palaces and natural scenes, “Along the River During the Ching-Ming Festival” includes the living scenes of the lifestyles. It outlines the visions of suburbs and urban life. It represents the scenes of businesses from suburbs to urban step by step. The main characters are the general people. From the perspectives of popularization and everyday life, it presents the lifestyle in that time. Nowadays, there are many referred researches published and manufactured novelly. Besides the publication of books, there are the effects of sound and light in 3D-animation which is combined with modern tech-skill to present the artwork in a new way, not just the original painting in flat dimension. The novelty presentation shows the connection of history and modern. The development of techniques bring us convenience, let us understand the history more easily, and create a brand new dimension of history and culture.