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被誉为“上海世博会”中国馆镇馆之宝的动态版《清明上河图》12月将赴新加坡参展,这也是新加坡历史以来举办的规模最盛大的一场艺术展览。动感《清明上河图》- 历史的画卷，智慧的长河 (A Moving Masterpiece : The Song Dynasty As Living Art) 于2011年12月7日至2012年2月6日在新加坡博览中心第3展厅展出，这也是《清明上河图》首次在大中华地区以外亮相。
由北京水晶石科技股份有限公司制作完成的结合古典艺术与现代科技的巨作，无疑成为此次展览的最大亮点。长128米，高6.5米，曾被誉为“上海世博会”中国馆镇馆之宝，它利用动画技巧，使画中人物宛如注入生命力，栩栩如生，神态各异。继上海世博后，它在香港、澳门、台湾巡回展上更是吸引了超过千万人次的关注。此次规模将会是新加坡历来规模最大、人数最多的艺术展览。展区面积超10,000平方米，预计将吸引逾80万人次前来，包括本地观众及从外国慕名而来的旅客。
As they say, a picture paints a thousand words, and this painting is a valuable lesson in history.
Originally painted on a 5.28 metre-long scroll by Chinese imperial court artist Z hang Ze Duan, this epic Song Dynasty painting gives us an in-depth view of the lifestyle and society in the capital of Bianjing (now known as Kaifeng) during the 12th century.
“Qing Ming Shang He Tu” stands out from the many customary Chinese paintings due to its panoramic capture of the richness of society, from the poor to the wealthy. A classic depiction of a Northern Song era painting, it is famous for its aesthetics and accurate geometric depiction of both natural and man-made elements. As they say, a picture paints a thousand words, and this painting is a valuable lesson in history – giving us a glimpse into the economic, cultural, customary and daily life of the Northern Song Dynasty.
Zhang Ze Duan emphasizes the rural scenery as it is the first scene to catch the viewer’s attention. As focus gradually shifts to the city, the viewer can appreciate the artist’s intention of showcasing the vast rural land with its riches of crops, animals and other resources providing for the prosperity of the city and the comforts enjoyed by the city dwellers.
Moving into the capital city, Zhang Ze Duan uses the structural grandeur of the City Gate and its buzz of activities to delineate the city from the rural areas.
Restaurants, teahouses, craftsmen shops and other small businesses portray the lifestyle of the average Song person. The marketplace is another representation used by the artist to depict everyday life, with different social classes represented by fortune-tellers, temples, beggars, and government officials’ residences.
“Many re-interpretive copies have surfaced due to the popularity of the the Qing Ming Shang He Tu.”
“Qing Ming” (清明) has several explanations. Some historians have referred “Qing Ming” to a location called “Qing Ming Square” (清明坊) in the Song Capital of Kaifeng (开封), others consider it a literal reference to the Chinese Qing Ming Festival (清明节), while others attribute it as praise of the clean governance of Emperor Song Huizong as “Qing Ming”, which in Chinese means “clean and bright”. Similarly, “Shang He” (上河) also has multiple explanations. It could literally mean the upper half of the Bian river (the main river in Kaifeng city), or it could refer to the “most important river in the country” since it is located under the watchful eyes of the emperor. A last explanation is simply going shopping by the riverside.
Thus, “Qing Ming Shang He Tu” has always been accepted to be a painting documenting the peace and prosperity enjoyed by the Song Dynasty 900 years ago under Emperor Song Huizong’s reign.
Many re-interpretive copies have surfaced due to the popularity of the the “Qing Ming Shang He Tu”. The most prominent paintings, apart from the original painting by Zhang Ze Duan, are one done by renowned Ming Dynasty artist Qiu Ying (明代仇英版), and another painted by a group of artists during the Qing Dynasty (清院版).
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