The development of any era is inseparable from the efforts and efforts of some people. Among them, the Song Dynasty played an important role in the cultural development in the history of China, and many celebrities emerged during this period, which provided a strong impetus for the cultural development.
Celebrities come forth in large numbers, shaping the "five major cultures"
During the development of the Song Dynasty, there appeared many celebrities who contributed to culture, such as Cheng Hao, Zhu and Ouyang Xiu. At the same time, "Eight Masters in Tang and Song Dynasties", "Four Great Calligraphers" and "Three Sages in Southeast China" have emerged, and these people are clearly recorded in history.
Although the cultural development of the Song Dynasty can not be separated from the efforts and efforts of celebrities, it fully shows the cultural foundation of the Song Dynasty and the atmosphere in the background at that time, which not only encourages the creation of people with lofty ideals, but also promotes the great development of culture.
Among them, countless cultures have been praised since the Song Dynasty, especially the development of Neo-Confucianism, which has also been included in the history textbooks of junior and senior high schools, laying the foundation for the development of Neo-Confucianism.
The development of literature has also achieved unprecedented prosperity, among which the works written by the "Eight Masters of Tang and Song Dynasties" have long been included in textbooks from primary school to junior high school, which is also the main basis for cultural development, and even the strong support of literature in Song Dynasty has had a far-reaching impact on the current education system.
Because Song Taizu and Zhao Kuangyin attached great importance to the development of literature, and even ordered their descendants never to kill literati, the status of literati in the Song Dynasty was unprecedentedly improved, and the atmosphere of valuing literature over martial arts reached its peak in the Song Dynasty. "Good iron does not nail, good people do not serve as soldiers" and "Zhu Zigui is full of scholars." During the cultural prosperity of the Song Dynasty, it was also handed down as a much-told story.
Literature has achieved unprecedented development, and the same related historical fields have also been supported and promoted. Among them, the historian Chen Yinque said: "China's historiography is not prosperous in the Song Dynasty" and "Song Xian's historiography is rare in ancient and modern times". It shows that he attached importance to historiography and even established many historical institutions, the most famous of which was Zi Tong Zhi Jian edited by Sima Guang, which had a far-reaching influence on later generations.