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The Song Dynasty: The Dawn of Modernity
Guangxi Normal University Press · 2026
A persuasive textual counterpart to 'Along the River During the Qingming Festival,' this book is engaging, readable, and filled with fascinating detai…
Little Days of the Song Dynasty: The Smoke and Fire of the Human World a Thousand Years Ago
Henan Literature and Art Publishing House · 2024
A thousand years ago, the people of the Song dynasty lived a life with a strikingly modern feel. They kept pets, arranged flowers, whisked tea, ordere…
Emperor Shenzong of Song and Wang Anshi: The Era of Reform
Guangxi Normal University Press · 2024
Wang Anshi's New Policies were a major reform during the reign of Emperor Shenzong of the Northern Song. Were they a success or a failure? Did they be…
A Close Reading of Jin Yong: A Serious History of Ancient Society
Guangxi Normal University Press · 2024
Wu Gou recounts that he loved martial arts novels from his youth. He read Jin Yong's Fei Xue Lian Tian She Bai Lu, Xiao Shu Shen Xia Yi Bi Yuan, and G…
Emperor Renzong of Song: The Era of Co-Governance
Guangxi Normal University Press · 2023
Was Emperor Renzong of Song a mediocre ruler or a model later emperors sought to emulate? This question has long been debated. Taking time as its thre…
The Elegant Song: The Visible Civilization of the Great Song (Xinmin Shuo, Wu Gou Talks About the Song)
Guangxi Normal University Press · 2023
This book is an entertaining exploration of the refined life of the Song dynasty. Drawing on an innovative angle, more than 360 Song paintings, and co…
Knowing the Song: A History of the Great Song Dynasty Written for My Daughter (Xinmin Shuo: Wu Gou on the Song)
Guangxi Normal University Press · 2023
Though militarily weak and small in territory, the Song dynasty was, in economic and social terms, the most prosperous and culturally refined period i…
Those Histories Are Really Fun (Complete 12 Volumes)
· 2023
This set includes 12 volumes, among them A Song Dynasty So Lively, Rome: A History of Seven Sackings, and Rambling Comic Histories of Emperors (Vol. 1…
What a Song Dynasty
Beijing United Publishing Co., Ltd. · 2022
Although the Song dynasty is more than a thousand years removed from us, life in Song times was not as dull as we might imagine: keeping cats and dogs…
Song Tide: The Great Song Civilization in Transformation
Guangxi Normal University Press · 2022
When did China's modernization actually begin? Within China, two mainstream views point to the late Qing and late Ming; abroad, there is a "Song dynas…
What a Song Dynasty!
Beijing United Publishing Co., Ltd. · 2022
What a Song Dynasty! is a popular history of Song-dynasty daily life by Song historian Wu Gou. Taking "the everyday life of Song people" as its entry …
It Turns Out the Song Dynasty Was So Interesting: Daily Life Is Extraordinary
· 2021
This series is a Song dynasty history for children by Mr. Wu Gou, a "China Book Award" author and Song historian. Starting from Song paintings, using …
The Song Dynasty Was This Interesting (Six Volumes)
· 2021
This series is a history of the Song dynasty written expressly for children by Wu Gou, a Song historian and author recognized as a "China Good Book" w…
It Turns Out the Song Dynasty Was So Interesting: Etiquette Reflects Harmony
· 2021
Did Song people have to kneel when meeting the emperor? Did people of different status follow a clearly graded ritual system in their dealings? Starti…
It Turns Out the Song Dynasty Was So Interesting: Cities Show Openness
· 2021
What were Song dynasty cities like? In this book, the author offers a detailed reading of Along the River During the Qingming Festival and Scenes of W…
A Brief History of 50,000 Years of China (2 Volumes)
· 2021
This is a concise history of China spanning fifty thousand years, from the first Homo sapiens to set foot on Chinese soil to the twentieth century. It…
Wu Gou on the Song Dynasty (5-Volume Set: The Song Dynasty: Dawn of Modernity / Elegant Song: The Visible Civilization of the Great Song / Understanding the Song: A History of the Great Song Written for My Daughter / Emperor Renzong of Song: The Era of Shared Governance / Song Tide: The Great Song Civilization in Transformation)
Guangxi Normal University Press · 2021
This is the collected first five volumes of the "Wu Gou on the Song Dynasty" series, which the Song historian Wu Gou released over time under the "Xin…
So This Is the Song Dynasty
Yangtze River Literature and Art Publishing House · 2016
In the minds of many, the Song dynasty appears to be a regime that was "poor and weak": cramped territory and unending border troubles. Wu Gou's colle…
So This Is the Song Dynasty
Yangtze River Literature and Art Publishing House · 2016
This book is a collection of historical essays by Song historian Wu Gou. Starting from the daily life and social ecology of Song-era people, it uses o…
Song: The Dawn of Modernity
Guangxi Normal University Press · 2015
This book is a representative work by Song historian Wu Gou, published in 2015 by Guangxi Normal University Press under its "Xinmin Shuo" imprint, and…
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Jiuzhou PressBeijing United Publishing Co., Ltd.Guangxi Normal University PressHenan Literature and Art Publishing HouseYangtze River Literature and Art Publishing House