Urban life

Author: Zhou Shifeng
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Publish Date: 2003-02-01
Features: Let's open a picture first, the famous Along the River During the Qingming Festival, which is a very special painting. It reflects a unique topic in the history of Chinese art for the first time: the streets and markets. Street culture is an integral part of Chinese culture. It is an extremely vibrant and lively culture, one that is hard to disappear in a short time. This book delves deeply into the formation and development of the streets and street culture, exploring its roots. It vividly portrays the faces of various strata and members within the street culture circles of politically and economically prosperous areas such as Suzhou, Hangzhou, Wuxi, Yangzhou, Guangzhou, Xiamen, Nanjing, Shanghai, and Beijing since the Han and Tang dynasties, especially during the Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties. It allows a wide range of readers to not only understand the street culture of old China but also subtly feel their own sense of responsibility.