The Song Dynasty made great progress in science and technology, philosophy, education, literature, art and history. After the Tang Dynasty, various forms of literature and art, such as prose, drama, acrobatics, music, poetry, novel painting, calligraphy, sculpture, "rap", Zhugongdiao, Song Zaju and Nanxi, have been highly developed. The literature and art of the Song Dynasty presented a magnificent scene, which produced a large number of dazzling figures in the history of China and even the world, such as Kou Zhun, Bao Zheng, Ouyang Xiu, Fan Zhongyan, Wang Anshi, Su Dongpo, Shen Kuo, Yue Fei, Zhu, Li Qingzhao, Lu You, Xin Qiji and Wen Tianxiang. Because the Song Dynasty attached great importance to culture and education, its academic and cultural achievements were extremely high. Amin Song Lian said, "Since Qin Dynasty, civilization flourished in Song Dynasty". Among the eight masters in Tang and Song Dynasties, the Song Dynasty accounted for six. Song Dynasty was a paradise for intellectuals.