went to see the exhibition. quite a few people also came. immediately after the entrance, it showcased the sung dynasty culture, and the exhibition proper started with the replica of the real thing . the moving computer animated work span a hall as big as a football field, meandering from one end to the other. the movements of the people, animals, boats and carts (horses, mules...)were elegantly slow. and every 4 minutes, day turned into nite and lights were up and less people roamed the streets. it was like going back 900 years, into the capital city of the northern sung dynasty.
he was definitely impressed with the whole thing - first got a chance to know what the painting was all about, then he got to know quite a lot about sung dynasty life.
life then in the city is no different from now - people making a living by pulling carts, in hotel business, entertainment, trades like wheel making, wine-making, vendors, monks, scholars.... people did what we do nowadays, without all the traps of modern facilities and amenities like computer, cars, hand phones....
a little kid in the audience was heard said, "i want to go china."
the mother said, "why?"
"there's no school, so i don't need to study."
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