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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.

A cloth shop that sells various kinds of cloths.

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.

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…

A chimney coming out of a titled-roof.

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

This particular one is apparently being docked. Five men on shore are pulling on a rope attached to the top of the mast. This…

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

On this particular one, two men are apparently paddling at the end, and the other crew members are looking back at the other…

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…

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…