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When it comes to the Song Dynasty, modern people's attitudes are obviously divided into two categories. One type of people believes that the Song Dynasty was poor and weak; the other type of people loves the Song Dynasty very much, and the Song Dynasty is the dynasty they most want to travel back to. Sinologists generally believe that although the Song Dynasty was a weak dynasty in terms of military power and sphere of influence, in terms of economic and social prosperity, the Song Dynasty was indeed one of the most humanistic, educated, and thoughtful dynasties in Chinese history. In the Song Dynasty, instead of curfew, all-night night markets began to appear in Chinese history. The urban economy developed and the citizen class emerged and flourished. At the same time, the scholar-bureaucrat class emerged and the "Hanjun" emerged, becoming an important part of the spread of civilization. Those who were not in official positions in the countryside also became cultural riders, making elegance a temporary trend in the Song Dynasty. As Mr. Chen Yinke said: "The culture of the Chinese nation has evolved over thousands of years and reached its peak in the Zhao and Song Dynasties." When we look for our own culture, whether it is the peak of Chinese traditional culture and aesthetics or the source of life aesthetics that integrates art and life, we should look to the Song Dynasty. In particular, the cultivation and aesthetic taste of scholars in the Song Dynasty have been admired by later generations through the continuous inheritance of Confucianism. The book "Why We Love the Song Dynasty" is dedicated to using the best writing style and the most rigorous attitude to describe the humanities and customs of the Song Dynasty and restore the true face of the Song Dynasty to the public. The real Song Dynasty is beyond your imagination.