We can see the prosperity of southern commerce from the riverside map on Qingming Festival. The picture shows that the business circle is busy and people come and go, which shows that the business prosperity is higher than that of the previous generation.
From the vast fields in The Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival, we can see the development of agriculture in Song Dynasty: Zhancheng Rice, an excellent variety introduced from Vietnam in Song Dynasty, was rapidly popularized in Jiangnan, which promoted the development of agriculture; Suzhou and Huzhou in Taihu Lake basin have become important granaries, "Suzhou and Lake are ripe, and the world is full"; In Song Dynasty, rice jumped to the top of grain output, and the main producing area was in the south, indicating the prosperity of the south. Cotton is planted in a wide range, extending from Guangdong, Guangxi and Fujian to the Yangtze River basin. Tea planting in the Song Dynasty also developed greatly, and many tea gardens were opened in the hilly areas of the south of the Yangtze River.
Judging from their food, clothing, housing and transportation, the Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival reflects the Song Dynasty: (1) Officials at all levels had strict rules on colors, and the people only wore black and white clothes. Workers often wear short clothes with small sleeves. (2) The picture shows that most of the houses are low huts, and the aristocratic houses are magnificent, with a hall in front and a bedroom in the back, with wings and side yards on both sides. (3) Most people use ox carts and donkey carts, which shows the lack of horses in Song Dynasty. Dignitaries go out in sedan chairs, while scholars usually ride donkeys and mules.
It can also be seen from The Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival that due to the development and prosperity of commodity economy and the growth of citizen class in Song Dynasty, people have many recreational activities and folk activities. In terms of entertainment, Tokyo's entertainment and business places are crowded and called "tiles". There is a special performance circle in the tile, which is called "Goulan". In folklore, the traditional festivals in Song Dynasty include Spring Festival, Lantern Festival, Dragon Boat Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival. The Song Dynasty called the Spring Festival New Year's Day. On New Year's Eve, customs such as ancestor worship, worshipping the Buddha, hanging New Year pictures, pasting "Taofu" and observing the old age have all appeared.
From the above social features of the Song Dynasty, we can know that the economic center of the Song Dynasty moved southward, and we can see the commercial prosperity, convenient life, busy land and water transportation and prosperous urban life of Bianliang, the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty ~