晬说上善门──《清明上河图》答问

Answering Questions about On the Riverside Scene of Pure Brightness

《清明上河图》中的城门楼，是该图形象体系的组成部分；它是 对生活真实的艺术反映，而不是对北宋东京外城上那座上善门的机械摹写。“上善”一词典出《老子》，体现了道家的比德观念。宋太宗以“上善”为城门赐名，主要出于宗教观念。

The city gate tower in On the Riverside Scene of Pure Brightness isa c omponent part of its image system;it is an artistic reflection to authentic life ,not mechanical copy to the Shangshan (means the kindest,name of the city gatetower)Gate.“Shangshan”originated from Lao Zi ,embodies the moral idea of Taoist school.Tai Emperor of the Tang Dynasty named the city gate tower “Shangshan” mainly because of religious idea.