制砚业是重要的手工业生产部门。宋代社会经济繁荣,制砚业得到极大发展,种类更加丰富;技术愈加成熟,并重视砚的养护和珍藏;形制既继承前代式样,又开创全新风格;产地相当广泛,基本上遍及全国。制砚业在宋代已成为备受关注的重要行业。 Yanyan industry is an important handicraft production sector. In the Song Dynasty, the social economy prospered and the system of printing industry developed greatly. The types of printing industry grew more abundant. The technology was more mature and paid more attention to the conservation and collection of the inkstone. The system inherited the style of the previous generation and opened up a whole new style. The production area is quite extensive and basically covered the whole country. The system of inkstone industry in Song Dynasty has become an important industry of much concern.