细检中国几千年封建社会,几十个大大小小长长短短的朝代,要数宋朝时期的经济、文化和社会最为发达。据史载,自太祖时代始,铸币叠增到年500万贯的数量,其两年的铸币数就要超过400年后明朝276年所铸之总和,而唐朝极盛的玄宗朝年铸币也不过32万贯;中国的四大发明有三项产生在宋代,唐宋八大家中有六家属于宋。 Fine examination of China’s feudal society for thousands of years, dozens of long and short dynasties of all ages, the number of the Song and Song dynasties economy, culture and society are the most developed. According to historical records, since the beginning of the Taizu era, the number of coinage has risen to 5 million in the past two years, and the number of mined coins in the past two years has surpassed the sum total cast by the Ming Dynasty in 276 years after 400 years. There were only over 320,000 coins. Three of China’s four major inventions were produced in the Song Dynasty. Six of the eight major families in the Tang and Song dynasties belonged to Song.