The Song Dynasty is divided into two distinct periods: the Northern Song (960 A.D. -1126 A.D) and the Southern Song (1127 A.D.-1279 A.D.).
In 960 A.D., Zhao Kuangyin（927 A.D.-976 A.D.）,who held the military leadership of the Later Zhou Dynasty （951 A.D.-960 A.D.）, led a mutiny in Chenqiao (in the northeast of today's Kaifeng, Henan Province ), which resulted in the emperor of the Later Zhou Dynasty being displaced by Zhao Kuangyin.
After Zhao Kuangyin declared himself emperor, he changed the name of the dynasty to Song, made Kaifeng (in today's Henan Province) its capital, and it became known as the Northern Song Dynasty
The downfall of the Northern Song Dynasty came when the troops of Jin (1115 A.D.- 1234 A.D.), a dynasty to the northeast of the Song, captured the Song capital Kaifeng in 1126 A.D.
In 1127 A.D., Zhao Gou proclaimed himself emperor in Nanjing (in today's Shangqiu, Henan Province) and afterwards, made Lin'an (today's Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province) its capital and it became known as the Southern Song Dynasty.
In 1279 A.D., the Southern Song Dynasty was destroyed and replaced by the Yuan Dynasty (1279 A.D.-1368 A.D.).
There were 18 emperors in the Song Dynasty and it lasted for 230 years.
It was the first government in world history to nationally issue banknotes or true paper money, and the first Chinese government to establish a permanent standing navy. This dynasty also saw the first known use of gunpowder, as well as first discernment of the true North by using a compass.
During the Song Dynasty, national amalgamation and the commodity economy were developed on an unprecedented scale, culture and the arts were developed quickly, it was a golden time in Chinese history.
Shirley Yiping Zhang
Modified in Nov, 2017
Written in 2013
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Sequence:
Time Content Love, Kinship and Friendship
关雎 — Singing Ospreys
七步诗 — The Quatrain of Seven Steps
寄扬州韩绰判官 — Send to the Official Han Chuo in Yang Zhou
夜雨寄北 —Send a Poem Letter to Someone in the North on a Rainy Night
Landscape
敕勒歌 — Chi Le Song
一望二三里 — Have A Look Over, Two, Three Miles
柏林寺南望 — Look Over the South From the Bailin Temple
江雪 — Fishing on a Snowy River
Philosophy
赋新月 — Ode to the New Moon
Travel and Farewell
赠汪伦 — Present the Poem to Wang Lun
静夜思 — Missing my Hometown in the Peaceful Night
绝句(江碧鸟逾白) — On the Blue River, Birds Seem More White
Song of the Spring
晚春 — Late Spring
Encouragement
庭竹 — The Bamboo in the Courtyard
梅花 — Plum Blossoms
Appendix
My Endless Gratitude -Feb,2017 in the USA
The Appendix ( Nov 16, 2017 in China) of My Endless Gratitude -Feb,2017 in the USA
The Song Dynasty(960 - 1279)
The Song Dynasty(960 - 1279)
An imperial dynasty that succeeded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period and was followed by the Yuan Dynasty （1271 A.D.-1368 A.D.）The other version is 1206 A.D. to 1386 A.D., to calculate from Genghis Khan (1162-1227) founded the Mongol Khanate.The Song Dynasty is divided into two distinct periods: the Northern Song (960 A.D. -1126 A.D) and the Southern Song (1127 A.D.-1279 A.D.).
In 960 A.D., Zhao Kuangyin（927 A.D.-976 A.D.）,who held the military leadership of the Later Zhou Dynasty （951 A.D.-960 A.D.）, led a mutiny in Chenqiao (in the northeast of today's Kaifeng, Henan Province ), which resulted in the emperor of the Later Zhou Dynasty being displaced by Zhao Kuangyin.
After Zhao Kuangyin declared himself emperor, he changed the name of the dynasty to Song, made Kaifeng (in today's Henan Province) its capital, and it became known as the Northern Song Dynasty
The downfall of the Northern Song Dynasty came when the troops of Jin (1115 A.D.- 1234 A.D.), a dynasty to the northeast of the Song, captured the Song capital Kaifeng in 1126 A.D.
In 1127 A.D., Zhao Gou proclaimed himself emperor in Nanjing (in today's Shangqiu, Henan Province) and afterwards, made Lin'an (today's Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province) its capital and it became known as the Southern Song Dynasty.
In 1279 A.D., the Southern Song Dynasty was destroyed and replaced by the Yuan Dynasty (1279 A.D.-1368 A.D.).
There were 18 emperors in the Song Dynasty and it lasted for 230 years.
It was the first government in world history to nationally issue banknotes or true paper money, and the first Chinese government to establish a permanent standing navy. This dynasty also saw the first known use of gunpowder, as well as first discernment of the true North by using a compass.
During the Song Dynasty, national amalgamation and the commodity economy were developed on an unprecedented scale, culture and the arts were developed quickly, it was a golden time in Chinese history.
Shirley Yiping Zhang
Modified in Nov, 2017
Written in 2013