Dreams of Bianjing

The story spans from the fourth year of the Xining era (1071) to the second year of the Jingkang era (1127), covering the height of the reforms, the Yuanyou Restoration, the Shaosheng revival of the old policies, the artistic heyday of Emperor Huizong’s reign, and finally the fall of the capital. These 56 years trace the complete arc of the Northern Song dynasty’s decline from prosperity.