w88 casino News Network (Library feed）On the afternoon of April 18, 2024, the lecture "A Day in Bianjing: The Secret of Along the River During the Qingming Festival" of the Second w88 casino' "Cultural Time Travel Season" Song Dynasty w88 Humanities Series was successfully held in the 109 multi-functional hall of the library. This event was hosted by the Propaganda Department of the Party Committee and the Library of w88 casino. Teacher Zeng Zirong from the National Expo Publishing Center served as the keynote speaker of the event. The lecture was hosted by Teacher Wang Yu from the Circulation and Reading Department of the Library.

The speaker, Zeng Zirong, is the former director of CITIC Art Museum and the former vice chairman of Today Art Museum. He currently works at the National Museum Publishing Center. With more than 20 years of experience in art education and promotion, he has long been setting up art columns on Douban, Toutiao, Ximalaya, Xueersi and other platforms, with a concise, interesting and engaging style. He is the author of "Discovering the Secrets of Chinese Painting", "Chinese Painting in Color", "A Brief History of Chinese Art That You Can Understand at a Glance", etc., and the editor-in-chief of the "Ink·China" series. Teacher Zeng Zirong used a number of ancient Chinese paintings as wedges to analyze the rise and fall of capitals in the past dynasties due to the ecological environment, water transportation, and food production and supply. Bianjing is located at the intersection of the Yellow River and the Bianhe Section of the Sui-Tang Grand Canal. It has convenient water transportation and has become the center of the economic and w88 network. By the Northern Song Dynasty, Bianjing had developed into an international metropolis. Linked to each other, it is precisely because of the Bianhe River that Bianjing prospered in the Northern Song Dynasty and the "Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival" that has been passed down through the ages was created.

Teacher Zeng Zirong first introduced the characteristics of Chinese painting: it carries the changes of three-dimensional time and space, and is called a film on paper. The entire picture shows changes in different times and places of the day as the camera moves. "Along the River During the Qingming Festival" is a typical reflection of this unique form of Chinese art. "River Along the Qingming Festival" captures the scenery along the river in Bianjing at different times, from right to left in the morning, noon, and evening. Later, Teacher Zeng carefully analyzed and explained the details of the painting to the students through high-definition pictures of the paintings, leading the students to truly enter the majestic, prosperous and lively capital of Bianjing. For example, a watercraft stopped suddenly after forgetting to retract its mast when crossing a bridge, a hotel with a colorful gate at the entrance, a foot shop with a trolley transporting iron money parked in front of the door, a camel team inspecting goods and paying taxes at the city gate, a restaurant with five floors of wine tanks in the backyard, and a scholar in a small building. He introduced the food and clothing expenses of the Song Dynasty to the students in a humorous way. At the end of the painting, it ends with three character scenes of asking passers-by, asking doctors, and asking people for orders. Together with the readers present, we can discuss the extended meaning behind the painting.

Teacher Zeng Zirong analyzed Zhang Zeduan’s identity as a painting official from the inscription and postscript of “Along the River During the Qingming Festival”, and introduced the evolution history and work responsibilities of the palace painting official. The abnormal phenomena in the painting were intentional by Zhang Zeduan. The runaway horses running on the road, the unattended fire watch tower, and the soldiers sleeping while standing guard reflected various social problems in the Song Dynasty at that time and are thought-provoking.

Finally, Teacher Zeng Zirong enthusiastically answered the readers’ questions about “Along the River During the Qingming Festival” and ancient Chinese paintings, and provided feasible and professional suggestions for everyone to watch the exhibition and appreciate the paintings in the future, which improved the readers’ aesthetic quality. This lecture deeply restores and interprets the connotations shown and hidden in the famous Chinese painting "Along the River During the Qingming Festival", leading readers to experience the eternal charm of the artistic treasures contained in excellent traditional culture. It also gives readers a deeper understanding of the civilizational wisdom of the Chinese nation and the responsibility for the rise and fall of the country.