“A pioneering high popularization of Sung social history. . . . An elegant work.”The Journal of Asian Studies

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“A fascinating picture of a lively and brilliant society. . . . Every major aspect of life during this period is treated with meticulous exactitude. . . . an unrivalled glimpse of Chinese society as it was seven hundred years ago.”—Journal of Southeast Asian History
“A pioneering high popularization of Sung social history. . . . An elegant work.”The Journal of Asian Studies