A summary of the main contents of the 62nd episode of China's General History.

Episode 62: Culture of Song Dynasty

Content summary:

The Ancient Books Department of the National Library of China has more than 2.9 million rare books of ancient books, among which the most precious are these beautifully carved Song blackboard books. Since the Ming and Qing dynasties, there has been a saying that there is one page and two gold in the Song version. Books in Song Dynasty are mostly made of leather paper and hemp paper, which are tough in arts and sciences, elegant and generous in layout, and often have engraver's names and words in each edition at the bottom. Font and pen and ink are extremely exquisite, with distinctive characteristics of the Song Dynasty. From these books of the Song Dynasty, people can not only see the mature engraving printing technology of the Song Dynasty, but also restore the Song Dynasty with prosperous culture and advanced technology nearly a thousand years ago through the above words.

This is the performance of the original Yue Opera Liu Yong in Quanzhou, Fujian. Fujian Fanghua Yue Troupe has performed nearly 50 plays by Liu Yong. Liu Yong is a representative of graceful and restrained poets in the Northern Song Dynasty, and he is also the first professional poet devoted to ci creation in the Northern Song Dynasty. A large number of tunes and lyrics he created were widely sung and all the rage. "There is a well to drink, and you can sing Liu Ci."

It shows the cultural panorama of the Song Dynasty from different angles.