What season is depicted in The Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival?

The Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival is the representative work of Zhang Zeduan, a painter in the Northern Song Dynasty. But many people think that this painting depicts the life scene in the suburbs of Bianjing during the Qingming period. Actually, this is not right. As long as you look at the painting carefully, it is not difficult to find it. Some people sell watermelons, some buy new wine, some send charcoal, and some play with round fans. There are naked adults and children, as well as citizens and workers wearing bamboo fences and straw hats. From this, we can see what season is described in The Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival. So it's hard to see watermelons bought by Tomb-Sweeping Day, and few people play naked with round fans. In addition, new wine will be sold around the Mid-Autumn Festival.

According to songji, the outer city and suburb of Bianjing were divided into 136 squares, and the first square was called Qingming Square. It can be seen that the word "Qingming" in the famous painting "The Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival" does not refer to the Qingming Festival, but depicts the riverside autumn scenery from Qingming Square to Hongqiao at that time.