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Each stage of development in the Chinese nation's civilization history of more than 5,000 years has its unique historical status, especially during the Song Dynasty. Our "Knowing the Song Dynasty" series aims to provide a convenient learning path for readers who have a certain foundation in literature and history and are interested in further understanding the history of the two Song Dynasties. The selected collection focuses on the two Song Dynasties and lists topics such as political system, monarchs and ministers, law, imperial examinations, military, cities and villages, currency, transportation, science and technology, Confucianism, literature, calligraphy and painting art, architecture, etc. This book focuses on the development of Confucianism in the Song Dynasty and is divided into two parts: upper and lower. The first part selects a total of seven articles by Mr. Deng Guangming, Xu Gui, Chen Zhi'e and Professors Chen Lai and Wang Ruilai according to age. The next part contains four articles written by the editor Professor He Jun in recent years, which analyze Hu Yuanhu's studies when Song Dynasty first emerged and Zhu Xi's Neo-Confucianism, Xiangshan Xinxue, and Shuixin Shigong Xue when Song Dynasty was complete. The upper and lower parts complement each other and guide readers to gain a macro and micro understanding of Confucianism in the Song Dynasty.