The painting is famous because of its geometricallyaccurate images of boats, bridges, shops, and scenery. Because of its fame, it has been called "China's Mona Lisa".
这幅画以其对船只、桥梁、商店和风景的精确描绘而成名,被称为中国的蒙娜丽莎。
从清明上河图中我们可以一窥北宋时期繁华的城市风貌,连片的茶楼,tea house;酒肆,bistro;饭馆,diner;以及汴河上的拱桥archbridge;成群结伴去进行spring outing踏青的人们;以及各色人物,有小商小贩,vendorsand peddlers;街头卖艺者,jugglers;贫民和乞丐,paupers;游方和尚,monks,占卜算命者,fortune tellers and seers;旅馆老板,innkeepers;工匠,metalworkers and carpenters等等,令人眼花缭乱,目不暇接。北宋时的城市规模和繁华程度在世界上是其他国家所难以比肩的,本届世博会以城市生活为主题,展出这样一幅表现古代城市风光的名画,自然再合适不过了。