What is the most glorious period in the history of China?

Song dynasty. Although the Song Dynasty looked timid and its military strength was weak, it always paid tribute to the border ethnic minorities and was beaten half to death by nomadic people.

But in fact, it was precisely because there was no war that the Song Dynasty enjoyed rapid economic development, political stability and rapid cultural development, and its national income ranked first in all dynasties, which was the most prosperous period in China's history. The Song Dynasty was founded more than 300 years ago and was overthrown twice, both because of foreign invasion. This is the only dynasty that did not die of civil strife.

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Song Dynasty is an era of "high income and high consumption". In the third year of Xianping (1000), China's total GDP was $26.55 billion, accounting for 22.7% of the world economy, and its per capita GDP was $450, exceeding that of Western Europe at that time. The people's affluence and social and economic prosperity in the Song Dynasty far exceeded that in the prosperous Tang Dynasty.

Neo-Confucianism rose in Song Dynasty, Confucianism revived, science and technology developed rapidly, politics was enlightened, there was no serious eunuch dictatorship and warlord regime, and the number and scale of mutiny and civil strife were relatively small in China history. The rice-growing population in Zhancheng increased rapidly in the Northern Song Dynasty, from 3,765,438+million in the fifth year of Taiping and Xingguo (980) to1260,000 in the sixth year of Xuanhe (124).

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Song evaluation:

Lang Ying, a member of Amin Dynasty, once said with emotion: Today, if you read about Lu, Lu and Wulin, the Song Dynasty will become rich and strong. Today (Ming Dynasty) the world is unified, and taxation is particularly complicated. There is no such thing as old coins. What is the home of a thousand girls between cities like? No food storage; And consulting the government without extra money, what is this?

Chen Yinque said: "The culture of the Chinese nation has developed for thousands of years and reached its peak in the Zhao and Song Dynasties. ? "

Many western and Japanese historians believe that the Song Dynasty was a renaissance and economic revolution in China's history.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Song Dynasty

Baidu Encyclopedia-Song Dynasty Economy

Huashang Daily-Is the Song Dynasty an era of "weak accumulation"