Hey, everyone, can you believe this? I'm standing on the Rainbow Bridge in the Northern Song dynasty, with the Bian River wharf from Along the River During the Qingming Festival right behind me! This isn't Hengdian, and it's not CGI. This is the real deal, a thousand years ago!”
On screen, a young man in modified Han-style clothing holds up a GoPro, the camera swaying slightly. Behind him, a grain boat passes beneath the bridge. Bare-chested boatmen chant as they row, while a peddler by the bridge hawks dumplings. In the distance, banners on the city tower snap in the wind.
The moment the comments flooded in, the video's view count shot past five million.
