
Along the River during the Qingming Festival
清明上河图 or 清明上河圖
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Xiè Shíchén (Hsieh Shih-ch'en, traditional: 謝時臣, simplified: 谢时臣); ca. (1488-unknown) was a Chinese landscape painter during the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644). His specific date of death is not known.
Xie was born in Suzhou in the Jiangsu province. His style name was 'Sizhong' and his sobriquet was 'Chuxian'. Xie's landscapes followed the style of Guo Xi and Shen Zhou.