"Dream of the Song Dynasty" Author: Li Chuntang Publisher: Yuelu Publishing House

Introduction
Contents:
No dynasty understood life better than the Song Dynasty.
This book focuses on major cities such as Dongjing in the Northern Song Dynasty and Lin'an in the Southern Song Dynasty, describing the political, economic, cultural, folkways, customs and other aspects of the cities, from the small to the big, from the near to the far, to achieve the purpose of showing the social development of the two Song Dynasties.
In terms of content, the book is divided into five chapters: "Game of Thrones", "Evolution of Folk Customs", "Cultural Awakening", "Noisy Market", and "Hidden Corners", forming a picture of the Qingming Riverside Scene of Song Dynasty city life. According to the content, more than 100 exquisite Song Dynasty paintings are added to show the ultimate life aesthetics of the Song Dynasty.
This book combines rigor and interest, allowing readers to grasp the pulse of history and acquire historical knowledge in a relaxed and enjoyable reading experience.
Features of this book:
1. A popular work by a scholar of Song Dynasty history, which is both rigorous and interesting. This book helps you understand the urban life in Song Dynasty.
2. More than one hundred exquisite Song Dynasty paintings, with pictures and truth, truly restore the elegant taste of the Song Dynasty.
3. The book is bound in threaded binding, made of imported pure paper and exquisitely printed in four full colors, showing the ultimate life aesthetics of the Song Dynasty.
4. The book comes with a beautiful card. The front is "Visiting Putu on a Snowy Night" and the back is "Map of Tokyo in the Northern Song Dynasty".
About the Author
Li Chuntang, associate professor at the School of History and Culture of Hunan Normal University, specializes in the study of politics, economy, and life history of the Song Dynasty. He has written monographs and papers such as "A Textbook of Ancient Chinese History", "The Development of Commodity Economy from Hotels and Teahouses in the Song Dynasty", and "The Rise of Small Markets in the Song Dynasty and Their Main Historical Value".
Table of contents · · · · · ·
Introduction 001
game of Thrones
The most prominent family 018
Game between the Emperor and His Ministers043
Harem Matters 064
The evolution of folklore
Happy Festival 088
Temple Fair and Sorcerer 107
Worshiping God and Creating Gods127
The Battle for Beauty 151
Marriage and marriage 170
Cultural awakening
Education boom 200
Street Acrobatics 216
Pleasure 233
Bustling market
Fanlou Lights 252
Business Competition 271
Extravagant Style 289
The prosperity of the service industry
Hidden Corner
330
The Madness of the Underworld 349
Disaster Relief and Relief362