This first volume of a two-volume set on Song dynasty cities examines the innovative urban institutions and management practices that emerged during this period.
The second volume of the two-volume set on Song dynasty cities focuses on municipal development policies and population management strategies in urban areas.
Examining Lu You's (1125–1210) poems about the countryside, this book recreates the rural communities of the Shankuai Plain in eastern Zhejiang during the Southern Song dynasty.