The exhibition at MixC Shenzhen Bay featuring the 7.98-meter-long painting “Along the River During the Qingming Festival” by artist Qiu Ying (1494-1552) has been extended to Aug. 28.

With his special gift for copying paintings, Qiu found favor among collectors, which brought him the opportunity to copy and learn from Song (960-1279) and Yuan (1279-1368) dynasty paintings in the collections of the Yangtze River’s southern area and greatly broadened his artistic scope. His paintings of figure, landscape and flower subjects all have an originality of his own.

Qiu’s painting “Along the River During the Qingming Festival” was based on his impression of Song artist Zhang Zeduan’s painting of the same title. Depicting Suzhou during his lifetime, Qiu’s work measures 7.98 meters long and is 395 centimeters tall and captures the landscapes as well as some 1,300 vivid characters.

Purchased in 2005 by Zhi Zheng Culture, a local cultural firm, this piece is confirmed to be one of the few authentic paintings by Qiu, the rest being in collections of various museums.

To help visitors better understand the piece, Zhi Zheng has it displayed on a 23-meter-long, 2.8-meter-tall, 0.2-mm-thick high-resolution photo screen, where all the figures, wheelbarrows, boats and landscapes are vividly moving, while the scroll rolls continuously too. The screen can be viewed from both the front and back sides.

Hanging on the walls surrounding the screen are enlarged parts of the painting with detailed information on the customs and activities depicted in them. A peddler selling snacks, a girl performing acrobatics on an elevated tightrope, a wedding procession and street artists performing crosstalk and Chinese operas — these scenarios vividly depict a Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) city to the delight of people today.

There are also paintings and calligraphy works by other Ming artists at the show, including those by Shen Zhou, Tang Yin, Wen Zhengming and Dong Qichang.

Dates: Until Aug. 28

Hours: 10 a.m.-9 p.m. (Wed.-Thur.), 10 a.m.-10 p.m. (Fri.-Sun.), closed Mondays and Tuesdays

Tickets: 108 yuan per person, 145 yuan for two persons

Venue: MixC Shenzhen Bay, Nanshan District (南山区深圳湾万象城)

Metro: Line 2 or 11 to Houhai Station (后海站), Exit G(Li Dan)