Song Dynasty

Introduction: The Song dynasty was a period of time in the Chinese history that was between AD 960 and 1279, and it was one of the dynasties when china prospered in multiple areas, like trade. It was also divided into two parts, the northern song and the southern song; the northern song ruled between AD 960 and 1126, while the southern song ruled between AD 1127 and 1279 (In-text Citation: chinahighlights.com). A lot of scientific discoveries and cultural changes were made during the time; items

Auspicious Cranes is considered a masterpiece from the Song Dynasty. In this painting from 1112, created by Zhao Ji, it shows a flock of 18 cranes flying around a roof of a palace, with two cranes sitting peacefully on opposite sides of the roof, along with a poem form Zhao Ji himself. Cranes are sacred and are seen as omens of good luck in China, which is what this painting symbolized to the Emperor Huizong. It is a brush painting on a Chinese traditional silk handscroll, with ink and colors. I

GLOBAL CHINA GOLDEN AGE: SONG DYNASTY A golden age is a specific time where peace, happiness and prosperity flourishes within a civilization. In China. This period was known as the Song Dynasty, which lasted from (920-1279). China’s Golden Age was followed by the Yuan Dynasty, which dated from the years (1271-1368). During this period the Song Dynasty was exciting to people. Agriculture flourished leading to the inventions of the moveable typewriter and magnetic compass, paper money

This paper will examine the collapse of the Song Dynasty particularly the fall of the Southern half of the dynasty and the role that the Mongolian empire played in its collapse and also the collapse of the northern halves role on it. It will describe the role that the Mongolian empire played in conquering the northern Song Dynasty. This paper argues that the reason why the Southern half of the Song Dynasty fell was because the northern half was unable to defend itself from invaders and fell to the

My Journal of the Song Entry# 1: Good day journal, I have ventured further into my research on the Song Dynasty, I have learned very much about the landscape, geographical features, and much more like some major epochs of their time and even some quotes directly from some of the people living there. To start the song dynasty lasted from 960 to 1279 A.D. they lasted 319 years “Their climate had a very diverse range, ranges from tropical in south and subtropical in the north. The terrain is mostly

The Song dynasty gave China many of the qualities that many outsiders see as being distinctly Chinese, such as tea and rice, unique architecture, Confucian thought, and much more. The Song dynasty reestablished unity and made China the wealthiest, most skilled, and most populated country in the world. The Song dynasty is considered such a significant period in Chinese history because it moved China into the modern era with lasting changes in many aspects of Chinese civilization. Introduction to

influence in East Asian history, the first dynasty that comes into people’s mind must be Tang dynasty. Tang is universally acknowledged as one of the most powerful dynasties in Chinese history, attracting many vassal states to study the political system and culture of Tang dynasty. Almost every main country in East Asian history has the slight trace of Tang; and even today, Chinese often proudly call themselves “Tang people”. Contrasting to Tang, Song dynasty is not that memorable because of its lack

As just stated so did the Northern Song clan members set up a capital in Hangzhou. Instead of Northern Song so would they now be called Southern Song. Hangzhou back then was a wealthy trading city and the Song rulers retained their domain south of the Huai River along with most of the population at that time. They also managed to retain big southern merchant cities and therefore a new period of prosperity began. A priority in Southern Song was foreign trade, and the government constructed merchant

The Song Dynasty has been described as the peak of traditional culture in China. It has been given the title of having the greatest historians, as well as being the greatest age of pottery and porcelains. It is important not to forget, however, that the greatest cultural accomplishments of the Song Dynasty come from its Philosophy, Poetry, and Painting. The Song Dynasty is considered the greatest age of pottery and porcelains because during this time high firing techniques were developed. These

History 7B 12/12/16 The Life of Young People in the Song Dynasty Chinese history is made up of many long and successful dynasties. One Dynasty that flourished most was the Song(or Sung) Dynasty, which was a prosperous empire from 960-1279 AD. They were a very advanced society, and had many fields in which they excelled. Some of these areas were agriculture, printing, artwork, inventions, iron working, trade…. The list goes on. The Song Dynasty also had a very state-of-the-art government system. The