The Southern Song Dynasty (420-479) was the first and orthodox dynasty in China's Southern Dynasties, and it was also the one with the longest existence and the largest territory. * * * spread to the fourth generation, experienced ten emperors and enjoyed the country for 59 years. Because the monarch's surname is Liu, which is different from the establishment, it is also called; According to the theory that the five virtues begin at the end, it is called water virtue, also known as water song.

Southern Dynasties and Song Dynasty Literature

In literature, Liu Yiqing's Shi Shuo Xin Yu was concise and recorded hundreds of figures in Wei and Jin Dynasties, the latter was second to none and became the representative of novels in the Six Dynasties. Xie Lingyun, Yan Yanzhi and Bao Zhao, three outstanding poets in Yuanjia, made positive contributions to the reform of the content and form of poetry.

Baidu Encyclopedia-Southern Dynasties and Song Dynasty