This was my other favorite time period to travel to... the Sung Dynasty. The sung dynasty is the other golden age of China, and began in 960 A.D. until the Mongols overtook it in the 1200's. Zhao Kuang Yin, someone who I'm very glad to say I met, is the Emperor who reunited China and founded this Dynasty.
What made this dynasty so great? Growing rice. Crazy right? But it worked. Upon visiting this era, I not only talked to the emperor but also the common people. They told me that they grew more rice than they ever had before, two crops of rice per year! This provided a surplus of rice, so not everyone had to grow rice anymore. Now more people could pursue commerce, learning, and arts. (wen)
Another highlight of the Sung Dynasty is the Grand Canal. The grand canal was originally built in the Sui dynasty in between the years 589-618. The grand Canal was 1,200 miles long and was built from the Yangtze to Yellow river. This canal linked northern and southern China, and was a generator of wealth in China. Many people lived along it, and still do. So, if the grand canal was built during the Sui Dynasty, why is it so important in the Sung Dynasty? Well, during the Sung Dynasty food was shipped from southern China to the capital in the North. This was very profitable, and reached its peak during this Dynasty.
As all golden ages, people were now allowed to really prosper. The Sung Dynasty invented the compass, movable type printing press and woodblock printing. Many things were discovered in science, philosophy, and engineering. Confucianism and Buddhism expanded. And, as in the Tang Dynasty, trade flourished and paper money began to be used.
Wow the sung Dynasty was beautiful... and life was easy! It was so sad that it had to be overthrown! Ah well... it was time well traveled.
http://www.toddborg.com/Art.htm
http://www.suite101.com/content/art-and-literature-of-the-sung-dynasty-a142922
What made this dynasty so great? Growing rice. Crazy right? But it worked. Upon visiting this era, I not only talked to the emperor but also the common people. They told me that they grew more rice than they ever had before, two crops of rice per year! This provided a surplus of rice, so not everyone had to grow rice anymore. Now more people could pursue commerce, learning, and arts. (wen)
Another highlight of the Sung Dynasty is the Grand Canal. The grand canal was originally built in the Sui dynasty in between the years 589-618. The grand Canal was 1,200 miles long and was built from the Yangtze to Yellow river. This canal linked northern and southern China, and was a generator of wealth in China. Many people lived along it, and still do. So, if the grand canal was built during the Sui Dynasty, why is it so important in the Sung Dynasty? Well, during the Sung Dynasty food was shipped from southern China to the capital in the North. This was very profitable, and reached its peak during this Dynasty.
As all golden ages, people were now allowed to really prosper. The Sung Dynasty invented the compass, movable type printing press and woodblock printing. Many things were discovered in science, philosophy, and engineering. Confucianism and Buddhism expanded. And, as in the Tang Dynasty, trade flourished and paper money began to be used.
Wow the sung Dynasty was beautiful... and life was easy! It was so sad that it had to be overthrown! Ah well... it was time well traveled.
http://www.toddborg.com/Art.htmhttp://www.suite101.com/content/art-and-literature-of-the-sung-dynasty-a142922
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