Why We Love the Song Dynasty: Recent Episodes
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Exploring the history and charm of one of China’s most fascinating dynasties. Meeting its rulers, artists, poets and people in the streets. Discovering its artistic, social and scientific treasures that have shaped the way we all live today.
If you loved the Song Dynasty podcast, then you’ll also enjoy ‘Why We Love the Tang Dynasty.’ Available from October.
How Song Ci gives us an insight into the loves and lives of the people of the Song Dynasty.
How Song Dynasty artists, calligraphers and poets put the people at the heart of their art.
The importance of interconnectedness. How calligraphy, paintings and poetry were all united in the Song Dynasty.
Exploring why calligraphy in the Song Dynasty became the highest treasured of all the arts.
How the Song imperial love of tea changed thought, deeds and landscape from top to toe.
Discovering why the Song Dynasty of Confucianism has become so appealing the world over.
Meet the Song Dynasty thinkers who shaped Confucianism, and made it fit for the future.
How the Song Dynasty embraced and adapted Confucianism to create a strong foundation for their own growth and ours.
Discovering the symbolism, covert messages, social commentary, secrets and even insults contained within a Song artistic masterpiece.
A closer look at the Song dynasty masterpiece, 'Along the River During the Qingming Festival,' to see what the scroll painting tells us about the successes and struggles of the iconic dynasty.
Showcasing a Song dynasty scroll painting, 'Along the River During the Qingming Festival' and what it tells us about the life and times of the people of the dynasty.
Introducing the Song Dynasty. Learning how it came into being, and the foundations laid that allowed it to become one of China's most iconic dynasties.