TK went to 'The Moving Masterpiece' exhibition at 2 days to 17m

A Journey to view

A Moving Masterpiece 动感《清明上河图》

We left home in the morning to visit a Kindergarten at Eunos

before meeting Ma at Expo.

We bought take-away lunch at Vegan Burger

We prefer the pepper mayo to the tarta burger.

There were a long queue in the exhibition Hall, waiting to get their audio sets.

Many visitors stop at the entrance

to read the introduction on Song Dynasty,

including Ma and hubby.

I asked hubby to come and take a photo of the wall at the entrance.

Hubby commented that every time we take a photo,

many people will follow suit.

Quickly, I thought if 'chopping' the place before others crowd around

and called Ma (see if she'd like to come take a shoot).

She thought I'm hurrying her and said she's reading the poster..

before she could finish her sentence,

I heard ‘让她看完’。

 Fine, I said to myself, and proceeded to join the long queue inside,

as the people were 'shooed' in,

and someone was telling us that there's a long queue inside.

Sure enough, it was long.

Finally, it was our turn to get the audio sets.

It was fairly easy to use

(there's a monitor at the queue by the wall to explain how to use the audio set).

TK was awake all the time, even though he's not napped in the morning

(most of the time he'd nap by noon, if not latest 2-3pm).

I put him to sit in the baby stroller even though he refused

so I can feed him the multigrain porridge I've prepared in the morning.

 He seemed to be more interested in the audio set hanging from from my neck.

He was looking here and there,

sometimes pointing and saying words only he can understand.

I guess he's trying to tell us what he's seen and that he is feeling excited.

We started with the 5 Elements:
Fire, Wood, Earth, Water and Metal (火、木、土、水、金)

I stayed with TK till he was done with the porridge,

pushing him to each station, stopping for him to 'view'.

There were many exhibits at each of the 5 Elements.
The following are some of them:

 

Interesting facts and statistics in the Making of the the animated version of the Lengendary Chinese Masterpiece - Qing Ming Shang He Tu

Finally, we came to the highlights of the exhibition to view the ‘清明上河图’.

We didn't bother to view the different characters before entering

(as they all look similar).

Rather, we went into the viewing Hall which was quite dim
to be immersed by the spectacular magnified scroll
created by
Zhang Zeduan 张择端 , a native of Dongwu (Zhucheng, Shandong today) and
an imperial artist of the Northern Song Dynasty.
It captures the daily life of people from the Song period at the capital city of Bianjing (Kaifeng today),
in praise of the clean governance of Emperor Song Huizong's 'Qing Ming'
which means 'clean and bright'.

The original painting is now kept in the vaults of the Palace Museum in the Forbidden City, Beijing.

Strangely, we saw a queue before an exhibit of the ‘清明上河图’in a horizontal see-through case.

We wanted to join the queue, but hubby was more interested to see the 'moving masterpiece' instead.

 

We spent a long time there, walking, standing, watching the different parts of the projection

while listening to the audio explanation.

Luckily, there were some seats at the back for the tired feet to rest but still not enough.

I finally figured where the 16 different parts of the projected 'masterpiece' are (at each part there's a picture of the scroll on the audio set for you to locate before you press the 'play' button).

We saw a little boy jumping up and down on the little boat (picture on the right above is slowly moving towards the bridge from the right) under the ‘虹桥’

as the boat nearly hit the bridge (picture on the left above is the bridge).

We had a fruitful day, and our feet were tired,

and we rested briefly before hubby went for a final view from right to left.

There're some exhibits on the different parts of the scroll before the exit of the viewing Hall below:

To see more of the exhibits and read more about the moving masterpiece, click below.

 
A moving masterpieceQing Ming Shang He Tu (Along the River During the Qingming Festival) is an original painting by the Song dynasty artist Zhang Ze Duan. Depicting life in the capital Bianjing, now Kaifeng in Henan Province of China, the painting is drawn to geometric accuracy in minute detail on a 5.28 metre scroll.

Zhang Ze Duan, a Chinese imperial court artist, captured daily life from all strata of society, from rural to urban areas. His masterpiece Qing Ming Shang He Tu showcases the best of life during the Song Dynasty - one of China’s golden ages.

For the first international exhibition of Qing Ming Shang He Tu, three viewing halls serve to provide an enriching, educational and interactive journey.

Your introduction to life during the Song Dynasty life begins in the Pre-Show Hall. Learn about the achievement s of the Song Dynasty – one of China’s golden ages, and how Bianjing grew into a vibrant city.
In the Main Hall, the spectacular masterpiece is magnified 30 times its original size, immersing you in 128m x 6.5m of living art. Witness the amazing animation of 1,068 characters in the painting as they go about their daily life, bringing the Qing Ming Shang He Tu to life.

At the Post-Show Hall, you’ll be able to sample food and beverages reminiscent of that era. And if you would like to take home a piece of Song Dynasty history, don’t miss out on a variety of limited-edition merchandise and a special themed setting for photography, where you can capture a moment in time.