The earliest collector of this painting is Song Huizong (Evonne). The original painting "The Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival" written by him in thin gold and the small seal of Shuanglong (the leisure seal of the Song Emperor, used for appreciating or collecting works of art) can prove that it was originally collected in the palace after painting. 11After the fall of Bianjing in 26 years, all the precious cultural relics in the palace included this famous painting. Another 59 years passed, that is, in the 26th year of Dading (1 186). Zhang Zhu wrote the first postscript to The Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival, and quoted Xiang's comments to prove that Zhang Zeduan, a poet in the Song Dynasty, used the Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival and the West Lake as the standard, so he named the Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival.
In history, there have been some arguments about the time when Zhang Zeduan created the Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival and the symbol of Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival. This painting depicts Tomb-Sweeping Day since the Jin Dynasty, and there seems to be no objection. According to the Ming Dynasty's Wei Shuixuan Diary, this painting not only has Song Huizong's thin gold inscription, Ssangyong seal, but also Song Huizong's inscription; There is a saying in the poem that "there is water by the spring river". In this way, there is no doubt that this painting depicts the scenery of spring. Modern and contemporary art historians such as Zheng Zhenduo, Xu Bangda and Zhang Anzhi all hold the view of "spring scenery". However, some people have raised objections to this.
3. Following Kong's "Tomb-Sweeping Day Query", in the mid-1980s, Mr. Zou Shencheng presented a paper "The Social Significance of Historical Images of the Song Dynasty" at the Song History Research Society in China, arguing that "Tomb-Sweeping Day" was neither a festival nor a place name. The word "Qingming" here was originally a eulogy given to this painting by the painter Zhang Zeduan. So some people think that "Qingming" here should be understood in a broad sense. There is an example in the Book of the Later Han Dynasty. It says, "Fortunately, there is a clear world ..." Judging from the tone, this "clarity" means political openness. The inscription "Qingming Festival" in the painting was originally a eulogy presented by Zhang Zeduan for the emperors to appreciate. The inscription left by the Jin people on the screen said: "On that day, Hanlin presented an album, but it was handed down." It has been pointed out that the theme of this painting is to show the quiet scenery. During the reign of Zhang Zeduan, he worked in Huizong Hanlin Painting and Calligraphy Institute. The first collector of this painting was Song Huizong, who witnessed the painter's intention to praise the prosperous times and win the favor of the supreme ruler. Knowing this background, it is obvious that the word "Qingming" does not refer to festivals.