八百多年前，北宋画家张择端以细腻的笔触描绘了汴京城美丽的清明景象，此画即是《清明上河图》。通过这卷长达5米的画卷，画家将宋朝的历史、社会风俗、宋代生活徐徐展现在我们面前，并以此“宋代风俗画”巅峰之作，进入宋代艺术史，探讨两宋风俗画的兴起、繁盛与衰落，及其在中国艺术史、历史中的重要性，从而延伸至对整个中国绘画史的梳理，以及中西风俗画风格对比解析。

邦妮，中央美术学院人文学院博士研究生，研究方向以中国美术史为主，发表文章涉及中国古代卷轴画、明代图像视觉文化研究等内容。目前主要关注的学术议题主要为宋元卷轴画与明清大众图像。

Preface
Chapter Ⅰ Travel in Time Through a Painting
Section 1 Tranquil Life in Bianjing Suburb
Section 2 The Prosperous Bianhe River
Section 3 Rainbow Bridge Known as the Visual Center of Painting
Section 4 Thriving Business
Section 5 Which Gate of Bianjing City Is It
Section 6 Busy Urban Area
Section 7 Secular Figures in the Genre Painting
Chapter Ⅱ The Northern Song Dynasty Behind the Masterpiece
Section 1 Bianjing, the Capital of the Northern Song Dynasty
Section 2 An International Metropolis Supported by Citizens
Section 3 Bianhe River, Bianjing's Lifeline
Section 4 Water Transport of Grain, the Foundation of the Country
Chapter Ⅲ The Riverside Scene at the Qingming Festival and the Chinese Genre Painting
Section 1 The Song Dynasty's Genre Painting Trend
Section 2 Life of the Song Dynasty in Genre Painting
Section 3 The Decline of Genre Painting
Section 4 Looking Back on Chinese and Western Genre Paintings
Chapter Ⅳ A-Thousand-Years Odyssey of The Riverside Scene at the Qingming Festival
Section 1 Drifting in the River of History
Section 2 Building up Fame While Wandering Around
Section 3 Global Study of The Riverside Scene at the Qingming Festival
Section 4 Chinese Painting With a Long History
Section 5 Chinese Painting Closely Connected With World Culture
Appendix A Brief Chinese Chronology