The Legacy of Ancient China The Song (Sung) Dynasty (960 - 1279 A. D.)

Overview of the Dynasty

The Northern and Southern Song Dynasties (from the eMuseum at Minnesota State University) Northern Song Dynasty and Southern Song Dynasty (from the Society for Anglo-Chinese Understanding) Chinese History: Song Dynasty (from Chinaknowledge) The Imperial Era:  Song (from the University of Maryland) Song Dynasty (from China-Window.com) Song Dynasty (from TravelChina Guide) Northern and Southern Sung Dynasty (from ThinkQuest) Song Dynasty (from Wikipedia) The Later Empire:  The Sung (from Washington State University)

Developments/Contributions/Achievements
	Printing (movable type) Movable Type Printing Chinese Inventions  Ancient China: Inventions and Technology Printing China's Age of Invention (scroll down to picture of chinese writing) Printing Printing and Bi Sheng
	Rocket and multi-stage rockets Chinese Inventions (scroll down to rockets and multi-stage rockets under War category) Ancient Chinese Technology (click on Warfare and then Bombs and Rockets) China's Age of Invention (scroll down to picture of rocket) Rockets of Ancient China
	Magnetic Compass Chinese Inventions (scroll down to Compass) Compass Compass Vehicle Marine Compass (scroll down to Pointing to the South Fish) Compass: Magnetic Innovations Admiral Zheng's Fleet
	Guns and cannons Impact of China on the History of Technology (scroll down to Gunpowder) Gunpowder Chinese Inventions (scroll down to Cannon) China's Age of Invention (see text near picture of rocket)
	Landscape paintings Painting Landscape Painting Paintings from the Song Dynasty Northern Song Dynasty: Special Topics Chinese Arts I
	Winemaking Chinese Inventions (scroll down to Wine) Development History of Rice Wine brewing Technology
	Chinese Opera Chinese Culture: Opera China's Traditional Opera How Did Chinese Opera Come About? Chinese Opera: A Brief History
	Porcelain Chinese Arts and Crafts: Porcelain Chinese Inventions (scroll down to Porcelain) Development of Porcelain Porcelain
	Chain Drive Mechanism (Mechanical Clock) The Mechanical Clock Celebrating Chinese Ingenuity