Art ~ Qingming Festival

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Art ~ Qingming Festival

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qingming_Festival

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qingming_Festival#In_painting

The famous Qingming scroll by Zhang Zeduan is an ancient Chinese painting which portrays the scene of Kaifeng city, the capital of the Song Dynasty during a Qingming festival.

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Art ~ Qingming Festival ~ 01

Panorama of Along the River During the Qingming Festival, 
12th century original by Zhang Zeduan (1085-1145)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Alongtheriver_QingMing.jpg
The Full Picture ~ http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/86/Alongtheriver_QingMing.jpg

Here's a sample...

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Art ~ Qingming Festival ~ 02

Panorama of Along the River During the Qingming Festival, 
an 18th century remake of the 12th century original

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Along_the_River_7-119-3.jpg
The Full Picture ~ http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/32/Along_the_River_7-119-3.jpg

Here's a sample...

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