@murakdamso: #creatorsearchinsights #SongDynasty #ChineseHistory #MedievalChina #AsianHistory The Song Dynasty was one of the most economically and technologically advanced periods in medieval China. Large transactions became difficult to handle with coins alone, encouraging the development of government-issued paper money. Major cities had bustling markets, restaurants, entertainment, and even active nighttime commerce. Printing also transformed how knowledge was distributed. Books could be produced in large numbers, while catalogs helped organize growing collections of knowledge. Song China was also a major industrial power. Iron production reached enormous levels and relied heavily on coal, centuries before coal-powered industry transformed Europe. Meanwhile, the port city of Quanzhou became a remarkably international trading center, attracting merchants and communities from across Asia and beyond. Medieval China wasn't simply surviving—it was developing complex systems of finance, commerce, industry, publishing, and global trade. 📜🌏

stahhpet :

I read somewhere the Song Dynasty was on the verge of an industrial revolution.

凌云 MrGoo🇨🇳 :

By Song Dynasty standards, Europeans are barbarians 🤣

XshockwaveX :

Unfortunately, the Song Dynasty was militarily weak against the Jin (Jurgens) and ultimately fell to the Mongols during the latter part of the (Southern) Song Dynasty. Learned this during my childhood watching "The Condor Heroes" & "Return of the Condor Heroes" Hong Kong TV drama series =)

Lucious Grackus Karus :

Romans had most of this also. Difference is they had the military to back them up

duck999 :

Ancient China's mistake was that they abandoned overseas exploration and didn't exploit and create colonies because they believe they were the center of the world, hence its name

Nohsmc :

11th century Song steel production wouldn't be surpassed until the 19th century.

Flo :

i hate the song dynasty but also love the song dynasty its a hard dilemma

Chu :

And then the British arrived..

ninjab198 :

Do You realize money is backed by military and trust?

Propertylab.app :

Man song dynasty sounded lot

PeaceFor🇵🇸🇮🇱 :

ask these enabled the Ming dynasty emperor Yongle to carry out various megascale projects such as Sent Zheng He on maritime voyages with huge treasure fleets across the Indian Ocean and to Africa.Compiled the Yongle Encyclopedia (Yongle Dadian), gathering all known Chinese knowledge into one massive work.

badabing_96 :

What's the name of this song?

LJ :

suparX :

my ancestors, north Chinese, smashed song very easily.

Rong :

The Song Dynasty achievements were admirable in many ways.

TheLuckyDanny :

my usual song period was around 3-5 minutes long

Guy Who No Longer Lies :

Brick sauce song

Ling's Kitchen :

Ning Zhou :

That term does not apply to China

Evan Roseknife :

but the paper money,in Ancient China didn't appared from the Tang dynasty?

vernell_vermont :

could've been worse, could've been song ahh dynasty

爨邯汕寺武穆雲籍韝魯納婁于古母遮熟多吐母苦啊德補啊喜潘叡謙 :

Song dynasty was the only dynasty that discarded the curfew laws interestingly

Blackwatersumergingboats :

I hate Confucianism so much

Chad :

China's civilization progress has always been interrupted by barbarians from the North. Song was destroyed by Jurchen and Mongol. Ming was destroyed by Manchu. Meanwhile the West Europe has been lucky that no barbarians near them

PickupLine :

Chinese