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City of Cathay
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Painted
for the young Qianlong Emperor in 1736, |
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Close-up The distinctive format of an oriental scroll painting presents a continuous series of narrative scenes. Each area of the scroll, which measures 36 feet long in the original, can be enlarged 64 times to allow you to appreciate its every masterly detail.. |
| Guide If you step into the painting "A City of Cathay", what kind of sounds will you hear and what sort of things will you see? Simulated audio effects, together with pictures and text, lead you on atreasure-hunt which lets you directly experience the varied charms of life for ordinary Chinese townsfolk. |
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Highlights As you open up the scroll, you will appreciate the thousands of figures, the hundreds of shops and stalls, all the different means of transport and the panoply of street scenes. These thematic groupings take you on a walk through the streets of the Northern Song capital, introducting you to contemporary life in all its rich variety. |
| Journey How does the layout of Chinese architectural painting differ from that of Western perspective-based painting? This menu will be your best guide to deeper appreciation and artistic study. |
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Study Like to know how many artists collaborated together on this painting? Or when, where and under what circumstances different artists worked on it? Background information and profiles of the artists allow you to understand the painting's genesis and its different versions down the centuries. |
Fun
Choose from two puzzle games based on
different sections of the painting.
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