Because the founding emperor Zhao Kuangyin said a long time ago that you can't kill civil servants. Therefore, the literati in the Song Dynasty still prevailed, and the natural culture and art developed well.
Many cultural celebrities and artists came from the Song Dynasty. For example, six of the eight masters in the Tang and Song Dynasties came from the Song Dynasty, which is enough to show the cultural prosperity of the Song Dynasty. People say that Tang poetry and Song poetry can be seen that the development of porcelain in Song Dynasty is extremely prosperous. There are many words that people will never forget. It's both refined and popular, even ordinary people can say a few words.
There was no shortage of talents in every period of the Song Dynasty, from Ouyang Xiu and Fan Zhongyan in the early stage to Su Shi and Su Zhe in the middle stage. Who is not a famous literati poet?
During the Southern Song Dynasty, there were a large number of literati. It must be said that Li Qingzhao was in the transitional period of the Northern and Southern Song Dynasties, and her poems surpassed the average literati. "I still miss Xiang Yu and refuse to cross Jiangdong." Where is this that ordinary women can say?
Song Dynasty can develop such a powerful poetess, so it is also called the peak of ancient art in China.
In addition, the painting art in Song Dynasty was superb. Because of the support of the emperor, the Painting Academy was opened, so that people who draw better can also be officials. It's really unprecedented.
Moreover, the five famous kilns in the Song Dynasty are also famous, and their artistic achievements are also very high. We can see that in the Song Dynasty, people made great achievements in poetry, poetry, calligraphy and painting. Therefore, we have to say that the peak of China's ancient art and culture was the Song Dynasty.