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After the mid-10th century, a new unified dynasty called Song（960-1279）
was established in China, which replaced the 54-year-oldFive Dynasties
（907-960） during which the nation was carved up intoa number of separate
regimes by rival warlords. At the beginning ofthe Song Dynasty, a
rehabilitation policy was adopted, aiming to di-minish the social
repercussion caused by the dynastic change and helprestore agriculture
and handicraft to the original level as seen in theTang Dynasty
（618-907）. Eventually, the Song saw an agriculturalgrowth exceeding that
of all the previous dynasties in history.The urban business economy was
thriving accordingly. The Festi-val of Pure Brightness on the River by
Zhang Zeduan delineates themetropolitan life on both sides of the Bianhe
River in the NorthernSong （960-1127） capital Kaifeng during the
Qingming （PureBrightness） Festival. Economic prosperity and population
growth alsohelped turn south China into a developed region. Thus the
YangtzeRiver basin became another economic and cultural center of the
coun-try following the Yellow River.

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Preface
After the mid-10th century, a new unified dynasty called Song（960-1279） was established in China, which replaced the 54-year-oldFive Dynasties （907-960） during which the nation was carved up intoa number of separate regimes by rival warlords. At the beginning ofthe Song Dynasty, a rehabilitation policy was adopted, aiming to di-minish the social repercussion caused by the dynastic change and helprestore agriculture and handicraft to the original level as seen in theTang Dynasty （618-907）. Eventually, the Song saw an agriculturalgrowth exceeding that of all the previous dynasties in history.
The urban business economy was thriving accordingly. The Festi-val of Pure Brightness on the River by Zhang Zeduan delineates themetropolitan life on both sides of the Bianhe River in the NorthernSong （960-1127） capital Kaifeng during the Qingming （PureBrightness） Festival. Economic prosperity and population growth alsohelped turn south China into a developed region. Thus the YangtzeRiver basin became another economic and cultural center of the coun-try following the Yellow River.