The Song Dynasty (AD 960- 1279) was a relatively declining dynasty in ancient China, but it developed in economy, handicrafts and commerce, and made great progress in science and technology, which made the architectural level of the Song Dynasty reach a new height.
& lt Urban Construction > In the Song Dynasty, the city formed a layout of opening shops along the street and forming streets by lines, and new developments were made in urban fire protection, transportation, shops, bridges and other buildings. Bianliang (now Kaifeng, Henan Province), the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty, completely presents the face of a commercial city. During this period, large-scale buildings were no longer built in all parts of China, and only the spatial level of deepening direction was strengthened in terms of architectural combination, so as to set off the main building and vigorously develop architectural decoration and color. The main hall and fish pond flying beam in Jinci, Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province are typical buildings in the Song Dynasty.
The level of masonry buildings in Song Dynasty was constantly improved. At this time, the masonry buildings were mainly pagodas and bridges. Lingyin Temple Tower in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, Fanta in Kaifeng, Henan Province, and Yongtong Bridge in Zhao County, Hebei Province are all examples of masonry buildings in the Song Dynasty.
< garden features > in the song dynasty, China's economy and society developed to a certain extent, and gardens with artistic conception began to rise during this period. China classical gardens are based on freehand brushwork, integrating natural beauty with artificial beauty, and expressing a certain artistic realm with architecture and artificial home landscapes, rocks, flowers and trees. The representative gardens in Song Dynasty include Canglang Pavilion in Su Shunqin and Sima Guang's paradise.
< Building Act > The Song Dynasty promulgated the specification book "Building Style" on architectural design and construction, which is a perfect monograph on architectural technology. The publication of this book reflects that the architecture in China reached a new level in engineering technology and construction management during this period.
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In addition, it is a website dedicated to Song Wenhua research, and other requirements can be found here.