Playlist: Song Dynasty Module Guide: A Walkthrough of the Qingming Scroll
About the Speaker
Valerie Hansen, Stanley Woodward Professor of History at Yale University. She teaches Chinese and World History.
Teaching Guide
Outline & Key Points for Teachers
Module Webpage
Song Dynasty China: The Most Advanced Society in 1000 CE
Background Reading and Classroom Material
Please see Lesson Plans and Resources within the teaching module.
Asia by Era Resources – China: 1000-1450 [AFE]
Valerie Hansen Walks You Through the Qingming Scroll [YouTube]
Another presentation of the scroll by Valerie Hansen.
Books by Valerie Hansen
On her website.
Millennium City Park in Kaifeng [Qingmings]
Historical theme park based on the scenes in the scroll.
Pirates of the Maritime Silk Road [Archaeology Magazine]
Article on the “Nanhai No. 1,” a merchant ship built during the Southern Song dynasty to take advantage of the maritime Silk Road.
China Kept this 800-year-old Shipwreck a Secret for Decades [National Geographic]
Article also on the “Nanhai No. 1” merchant ship.
The Nanhai No 1 Shipwreck [UNESCO]
UNESCO page for Nanhai No. 1 ship. See also Guangdong Maritime Silkroad Museum.
