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A literatus conversing with a monk on the street. Not far from them, two Daoists are walking by.

A literatus on a horse, accompanied by servants.

A literatus studying in the hotel, probably preparing for the civil examinations. Those who passed the exams can acquire the qualification to serve in the government and many legal privileges.

The river is full of such cargo vessels transporting various goods and food items to different locations in the city.

In the Northern Song (960-1127), the Bian River has become one of the major water routes that the government uses to transport…

A hotel named "Lord Wang's Inn--Suitable for Long Stays."

The river is full of such cargo vessels transporting various goods and food items to different locations in the city.This particular one is arguably the most dramatic among all the ships in the painting. The entire crew is frantically trying to lower…

Manual carts are ubiquitous in the scroll as a means for transporting various goods. Many of them are single-wheel, pulled by one-man, while a number of them are double-wheel.

The river is full of such cargo vessels transporting various goods and food items to different locations in the city.In the Northern Song (960-1127), the Bian River has become one of the major water routes that the government uses to transport…

A merchant sitting on the bags, supervising the laborers moving bags of grains from two boats to the shore. Notice, also, the outfit that he has on -- the loose-fitting clothing he has is decidedly not designed for manual labor. The laborers, on the…