SONG DYNASTY

SONG DYNASTY
dynasty in China between 960 and
1279
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It was the first government in
world history to issue banknotes
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or paper money
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the first Chinese government to establish a
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permanent standing navy
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dynasty also saw the first known use of
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 The Song Dynasty is
divided into two
distinct periods

NORTHERN SONG
SOUTHERN
SONG
 NORTHERN SONG

Emperor Taizu of Song (r. 960–

976), a court portrait
painting
Emperor Taizu of Song (r.
960–976) unified China
through conquering other
lands during his reign,
ending the upheaval of
the Five Dynasties and
Ten Kingdoms Period
Pillow, sandstone with white and brown
slip black, incised decoration, Northern
Song Dynasty, 12th century
A Liao Dynasty
polychrome wood-
carved statue of
Guan Yin, Shanxi
Province, China,
(907–1125)
 The Song Dynasty is
divided into two
distinct periods

NORTHERN SONG
SOUTHERN
SONG
Southern Song in 1142
A seated wooden
Bodhisattva
statue, Jin
Dynasty (1115–
1234)
The White Jasmine Branch,
early 12th century
painting; small paintings
in the style of round-
albums that captured
realistic scenes of
nature were widely
popular in the Southern
Song period.
Calligraphy of Huang Tingjian
(1045–1105), a renowned
calligrapher and associate of
Su Shi
Scholar in a
Meadow, Chinese
painting of the
11th century
Longquan celadon wares from Zhejiang, 13th centu

Longquan celad
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The Broken Balustrade,

early 12th century painting
A wooden
Bodhisattva
statue from the
Song Dynasty
(960–1279)
Portrait of the
Zen Buddhist
monk Wuzhun
Shifan, painted
in 1238.
 An illustration of a
trebuchet catapult from the
Wujing Zongyao manuscript of
1044. Trebuchets like this
were used to launch the
earliest type of explosive
bombs.
The 42-metre (138
ft) tall, brick and
wood Lingxiao
Pagoda of
Zhengding, Hebei,
built in 1045.
Scholars of
the Song
claim to have
collected
ancient
relics dating
back as far
as the Shang
Dynasty, such
as this
bronze ding
vessel.
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THE SONG DYNASTY
Mario Guioguio