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This tower structure is apparently the de facto gate to the city. In the room of the top of the tower, there's a drum, and some have suspected that this is the drum tower of the city. Right inside the gate, we see one of the most bustling areas of…

Next to the elaborate gate of the city, we see this relatively low wall that could be its extension. Some scholars have speculated that it is part of a larger city wall that separates the city proper from the outer region.

A cloth shop that sells various kinds of cloths.

Two figures in long while robes, whose hair pins and hairstyle identify them as Daoists. (Hansen, 1996b, sec.25) They are conversing with each other on the street.

Donkeys are one of the most popular means of land transportation as depicted in the painting. They are used for carrying goods, pulling wheel carts, as well as for people to ride on them directly. Few elites, though, such as the literati or…

Donkeys are one of the most popular means of land transportation as depicted in the painting. They are used for carrying goods, pulling wheel carts, as well as for people to ride on them directly. Few elites, though, such as the literati or…

Donkeys are one of the most popular means of land transportation as depicted in the painting. They are used for carrying goods, pulling wheel carts, as well as for people to ride on them directly. Few elites, though, such as the literati or…