The Prosperity of the Song Dynasty: the Appearance and the Interior of the World of Excellence (longitude and Latitude Series)
by Chen Xubin
About This Novel
Where did the population boom of the Song Dynasty come from? Where did the huge wealth of the imperial court go? Clarify the prosperous logic of the golden age and show the real life of people in the Song Dynasty. Historical writer Chen Xubin's new work re-examines the face and dignity of the Song Dynasty. This book is divided into three parts. The first part analyzes the reasons for the increase in the total amount of social wealth in the Song Dynasty; the second part describes the methods used by the Song Dynasty government in different periods and how the people moved around to survive; the third part explains the reasons why the increased wealth in the two Song Dynasties failed to be converted into reproductive capital. Chen Xubin's writing breaks the top-down orthodox historical view of most current Song history books, focusing on the lower-class groups who have no voice in history, presenting their real and cruel living conditions, revealing the "prosperous" nature of the two Song Dynasties, which "90 million poor and weak people supported 10 million food tax groups", subverting the image of the so-called golden age of classical China, and it is of great enlightenment for a comprehensive understanding of the dynastic system of the two Song Dynasties.
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Official(2)Scraped 23d ago
This book reveals the truth about the so-called prosperous age of the Song Dynasty.
This book reveals the truth about the so-called prosperity of the Song Dynasty, which is that the prosperity of the Song Dynasty was based on a high degree of oppression and exploitation. It makes people feel heavy when reading it. I don't understand why there are so many people bragging about how good the Song Dynasty is and how livable it is, and some even look down on the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties in the future. They probably think that if they travel back to the Song Dynasty, they can live a life of masters... This book also corrected some of my misconceptions. For example, I used to think that China's arrogance in foreign exchanges was a phenomenon of the Qing Dynasty. It turns out that this situation existed as early as the Song Dynasty. Sure enough, the flowering and fruiting of an idea must have its origins. Even the origin is not necessarily in this dynasty, but must be found in previous generations. This book is based on history and uses data to speak for itself, so it is very convincing. I personally think it is a rare good book and is worth recommending.
Historical research from a civilian perspective
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Official(2)Scraped 23d ago
This book reveals the truth about the so-called prosperous age of the Song Dynasty.
This book reveals the truth about the so-called prosperity of the Song Dynasty, which is that the prosperity of the Song Dynasty was based on a high degree of oppression and exploitation. It makes people feel heavy when reading it. I don't understand why there are so many people bragging about how good the Song Dynasty is and how livable it is, and some even look down on the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties in the future. They probably think that if they travel back to the Song Dynasty, they can live a life of masters... This book also corrected some of my misconceptions. For example, I used to think that China's arrogance in foreign exchanges was a phenomenon of the Qing Dynasty. It turns out that this situation existed as early as the Song Dynasty. Sure enough, the flowering and fruiting of an idea must have its origins. Even the origin is not necessarily in this dynasty, but must be found in previous generations. This book is based on history and uses data to speak for itself, so it is very convincing. I personally think it is a rare good book and is worth recommending.
Historical research from a civilian perspective
