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The Song Dynasty: The Age of Innovation (Dynasties of Ancient China) xiatu Anderson draws on examples fromFor three centuries, the Song dynasty presided over one of the most remarkable periods in Chinese history. Cities grew larger and richer than ever before. Markets bustled day and night, books spread widely through new printing technology, and scholars debated ideas that would shape Chinese thought for centuries. Yet this brilliant age emerged from a troubled past. After the fall of the Tang dynasty, China endured decades of warfare, shifting regimes,