First of all, the economic development level of the Song Dynasty was relatively high. It is said that the total economic output of the Song Dynasty can account for 80%~90% of the world total at that time. That is to say, all other countries are not as good as 1/4 in the Song Dynasty. The high development of economy has naturally brought about the improvement of living standards. Even if some taxes have to be turned over, most of them remain. Therefore, the folk commodity economy in the Song Dynasty was relatively developed, and even similar take-away goods were delivered to your door.
Secondly, some poets in the Song Dynasty adopted a graceful and restrained style. Unlike many poets in the Tang Dynasty who wrote about reality and frontier fortress, few poets in the Song Dynasty wrote this style, because the Song Dynasty was an era when many literati danced and became officials, and not many people could really March and fight. This was also a very important reason for the demise of the Song Dynasty at that time, and the combat effectiveness of the army was not good. Although the cultural popularization is good and the people's living standards are good, they have no power to defend the country.
In fact, the aesthetics of the Song Dynasty is not bad, because the aesthetics of the Song Dynasty is more in line with the aesthetics of modern people. If you look at some historical books related to the Song Dynasty, for example, there is a book called History of the Song Dynasty in the Twenty-four History. If you look at it, it is the most official record of history. What you see through any film and television works is artificially processed.