What is the position of the Song Dynasty in the history of China?

The Song Dynasty was the highest stage of the development of feudal society in China, and the height of its material civilization and spiritual civilization was unprecedented in the historical period of feudal society in China.

At that time, the feudal society still had strong vitality, was still in a slow development stage, did not reach the decline period of the feudal society, and still had the seeds of capitalism.

The development of Neo-Confucianism in Song Dynasty (including Neo-Confucianism but not overemphasizing Neo-Confucianism) was unprecedented in the historical period of China feudal society.

Song Dynasty (960- 1279) was a dynasty in China's history that inherited five dynasties and ten countries and initiated the Yuan Dynasty. It is divided into two stages: Northern Song Dynasty and Southern Song Dynasty. It lasted eighteen emperors and enjoyed the country for 319 years.

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1. In terms of agricultural production, in the Northern Song Dynasty, a large number of polder fields appeared in areas with more lakes and canals in the south of the Yangtze River, which greatly increased agricultural output, resulting in the folk song "Su Lake is ripe and the world is full".

2. China's "Four Great Inventions", although papermaking began in the Han Dynasty, its popularization and great improvement of technology was in the Song Dynasty; Although gunpowder and type were invented in the Tang Dynasty, they were widely used in the Song Dynasty. Bi Sheng, who invented clay type, was also from the Northern Song Dynasty. The invention of the compass was undoubtedly a matter of the Song Dynasty.

3. Shen Kuo recorded a lot of science and technology in Meng Qian Bi Tan, which reflected that the science and technology in Song Dynasty had been greatly improved compared with the previous generation.

4. Su Song, the former prime minister of Song Huizong period, invented a kind of timer called water transport instrument, which can also be called astronomical clock for short, in which an escapement mechanism was used.

5. The prosperity of maritime trade in Song Dynasty was far less than that of the previous generation. The goods shipped abroad are mainly silk and porcelain, which also reflects the high output and variety of these two goods.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Introduction to Song Dynasty