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A Day's Journey along the Qingming Scroll

Year

2017

Language

ENGLISH

Duration

30m

Rating

TVPG

Performers

Andrew R. Wilson

Written By

Andrew R. Wilson

Publication Information

The Great Courses

Summary

This lecture reveals life in the Song Dynasty by means of the Qingming Shanghetu, a renowned painted scroll of the early 12th century. Reading the 17-foot scroll sequentially, travel through its vivid imagery of people, animals, buildings, vehicles, and landscapes, as it depicts scenes of daily life and conveys the remarkable technological, cultural, and economic sophistication of the Song.