Why We Love the Song Dynasty

Why the Song Dynasty is so important to our lives today.

Why the great outdoors was so important to the people of the Song Dynasty.

Discovering the social lives of the Song Dynasty Literati.

How Song Ci gives us an insight into the loves and lives of the people of the Song Dynasty.

Introducing the Song Ci - the popular sung poetry of the Song Dynasty.

The great kilns of the Song Dynasty and how their products were used.

How porcelain became an essential part of the lives of the Song Dynasty.

Examining the Song Dynasty's mania for stationery.

Discovering what flowers can tell us about the sights and sounds of the Song Dynasty.

How flowers played an important role in the lives of the people of the Song Dynasty.

How the Song sought to show the meaning of life in their art.

How Song Dynasty artists, calligraphers and poets put the people at the heart of their art.

The importance of interconnectedness. How calligraphy, paintings and poetry were all united in the Song Dynasty.

How calligraphy during the Song Dynasty was seen as a powerful tool in state craft.

Exploring why calligraphy in the Song Dynasty became the highest treasured of all the arts.

How the Song imperial love of tea changed thought, deeds and landscape from top to toe.

How the Song love of tea drinking exemplified the dynasty's world view.

Discovering how the Song Dynasty turned tea drinking into showmanship.

Discovering why the Song Dynasty of Confucianism has become so appealing the world over.

Meet the Song Dynasty thinkers who shaped Confucianism, and made it fit for the future.

How the Song Dynasty embraced and adapted Confucianism to create a strong foundation for their own growth and ours.

Discovering the symbolism, covert messages, social commentary, secrets and even insults contained within a Song artistic masterpiece.

How much do you really know about China’s Song Dynasty?

A closer look at the Song dynasty masterpiece, 'Along the River During the Qingming Festival,' to see what the scroll painting tells us about the successes and struggles of the iconic dynasty.

Showcasing a Song dynasty scroll painting, 'Along the River During the Qingming Festival' and what it tells us about the life and times of the people of the dynasty.

Introducing the Song Dynasty. Learning how it came into being, and the foundations laid that allowed it to become one of China's most iconic dynasties.