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The theme of genre painting is to depict the daily life and customs of human social life. The economic prosperity and the formation of the civil class of the Song Dynasty (960-1279 AD) provided plentiful inspiration for genre painting.

This Song Dynasty painting as an example. It shows the scene of merchants' long-distance trafficking over the mountains, while vividly describing the thick life breath of the wine houses in the mountains.

National Museum, Beijing

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