gongbi exhibition presents atmosphere of splendor
chinadaily.com.cn| updated: may 31, 2021
a detail of dai honghai's painting on show, a panoramic view of southern song imperial street. [photo by lin qi/china daily]
the southern song imperial street, or yu jie, in hangzhou, zhejiang province, was a historic thoroughfare when the city served as the political and economic center of the southern song dynasty (1127-1279). it flourished with shops, street performances and other commercial activities to show the dynamics of a dynasty's city life.
a zhejiang native, gongbi painter dai honghai made a 9-meter-long scroll of landscapes more than 10 years ago to recreate the prosperity of yu jie, a panoramic view of southern song imperial street.
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