Governing the Great Song

The Song Dynasty was economically prosperous and culturally flourishing, like a dazzling treasury preserving treasures passed down through generations. Its technological advances were also remarkable, with a constant stream of cutting-edge inventions and techniques. Though it esteemed civil affairs over the military, suffered defeat after defeat, and faced troubles both at home and abroad, as the saying goes, “Those who speak well of Heaven must verify it through mankind; those who speak well of mankind must trace it back to Heaven.”

Let us visit the Great Song and explore the little details of the longest-lasting dynasty in history.