"Feng Ya Song" Author: Wu Gou Publisher: Xinmin Shuo | Guangxi Normal University Press

▼Content Introduction

This book is an interesting book about the "elegant" life in the Song Dynasty. Starting from the novel perspective of Song Dynasty paintings, the author combines the literature records and the research results of predecessors to reveal several aspects of the "elegant" life in the Song Dynasty, and vividly presents the life scenes of the Song people's daily life, eating, burning incense and making tea, going to the market for trade, enjoying spring and going to the court to discuss affairs in front of readers, showing the unique social outlook and spirit of the times in the Song Dynasty. The manuscript is divided into six volumes. The first volume tells the daily life of the Song people; the second volume tells the elegant play and elegant interest of the literati in the Song Dynasty; the third volume describes the social conditions in the Song Dynasty; the fourth volume introduces the urban public facilities in the Song Dynasty; the fifth volume focuses on presenting the commercial prosperity of the Song Dynasty; and the sixth volume examines the etiquette issues in the political life of the Song Dynasty. In the convenient use of historical materials, the author restored the life scenes of the people in the Song Dynasty by searching hundreds of Song Dynasty paintings. At the same time, a small number of Song Dynasty murals, brick carvings, unearthed cultural relics, and physical documents are used as supplements, as well as a few Tang Dynasty paintings, Ming Dynasty paintings, and Qing Dynasty paintings as references, so as to achieve mutual verification and comparison.

▼Editor's Recommendation

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This book presents the unique and vivid "elegant" Song Dynasty from the perspective of Song Dynasty paintings.

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This book selects more than 360 realistic paintings from the Song Dynasty, showing the "elegant" life scenes of the Song people, such as daily life and diet, burning incense and making tea, going to the market for trade, enjoying spring and gardens, and attending court meetings, taking you to appreciate the unique and avant-garde style of the Song Dynasty...

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This book is a popular and interesting work on the history of social life in the Song Dynasty with both pictures and texts. The author's perspective is very unique. He believes that Song Dynasty paintings present a more vivid historical world than written records, allowing us to closely appreciate a unique and vivid "elegant" Song Dynasty. The book selects realistic paintings of the Song Dynasty, showing the "elegant" life scenes of the Song people, such as daily life, eating, burning incense and making tea, going to the market to trade, enjoying spring gardens, and attending court meetings. There is no lack of detailed textual research on the customs and etiquette of the Song Dynasty, as well as horizontal or vertical comparisons, thus showing the uniqueness of Song Dynasty civilization, its quite avant-garde side, and its endless influence on later generations.

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