People in the Song dynasty loved to wear flower hairpins.

宋朝人喜欢戴花簪。

Baijiu started its journey from its first form, huangjiu under the Han, Tang and Song dynasties.

白酒是从汉、唐、宋时期的黄酒开始的。

Before the Song dynasty the curfew system was implemented.

宋朝之前，一直实行宵禁制度。

In the Southern Song dynasty from the nobles to commoners, men wearing flower pins became a national trend.

在南宋时期，从贵族到平民，男人佩戴花簪成为了国风。

Before the Song dynasty the most commonly used cooking methods were limited to roasting, steaming and boiling.

在宋朝以前，最常用的烹饪方法仅限于烤、蒸和煮。

The scholars of the Song dynasty liked gathering and holding cultural salons.

宋朝的学者喜欢举办雅集和文化沙龙。

Drinking rice wine and drinking tea were also important in the daily life of the Song dynasty people.

喝米酒、品茗在宋人的日常生活中也不可或缺。

Indeed the current guqin art of school has been handed down from past generations since the Southern Song dynasty.

事实上，流传至今的古琴艺术从南宋开始就一直代代相传。

In the Song dynasty it was lifted and cities were brightly lit all night with music.

到了宋朝，宵禁被取消，城里彻夜灯火通明，歌舞升平。

It was developed in the Song dynasty by Bi Sheng.

由宋代毕升发明。

And China had more free enterprise during the Song dynasty than anywhere in the world.

而中国在宋代的自由企业比世界上任何地方都多。

In the Song dynasty the production of oil and ingredients increased rapidly and various cooking techniques such as pan-fry, stir-fry, stew and deep-fry emerged.

到了宋朝，油料和食材产品迅速增加，各种烹饪技术如煎、炒、炖、炸都出现了。

Some of the first ever used were by the Chinese during the Song dynasty against an assault by the Mongols.

最早使用的一些是中国人在宋朝对抗蒙古人的进攻时使用的。

Our favourite delicacies at present such as ham, braised pork, shabu-shabu, sashimi, popcorn, dianxin, rice cake were all invented or popularized in the Song dynasty.

很多现在广受欢迎的美食，比如火腿、红烧肉、涮锅、刺身、爆米花、点心、年糕都是在宋朝出现或流传开的。

According to Song dynasty records, during the Hanshi and Qingming Festivals, the capital city would be filled with willow branches on every house, even in deep alleys.

根据宋代记载，在寒食节和清明节期间，京城的每家每户都会挂上柳枝，即使是深巷里也是如此。

Many calligraphies paintings and poetry in the Song dynasty reached the peak of art and became masterpieces that have been passed down from generation to generation.

宋朝的许多书法、绘画和诗歌作品达到了艺术的巅峰，成为代代相传的杰作。

Another Song dynasty poet wrote " If your heart is not weighed down by secular matters, it makes no difference if you wear a willow branch on your head or not."

另一位宋代诗人写道，“心地不为尘俗累，不簪杨柳也何妨。”

Our family tradition of names dates back centuries, to the Song dynasty, with every generation's name taking a different character from a poem Ming-Chong-Shu (ph), and, in my generation's case, Te.

我们家族的名字传统可以追溯到几百年前的宋朝，每一代人的名字都从某首诗中取一个字，我们这代人是“德”。

Perhaps that's why Wang Anshi of the Song dynasty wrote " Tea is as indispensable in daily life as rice and salt." While you're in China, a great way to learn more about tea is to attend a formal tea ceremony.

“夫茶之为民用，等于米盐，不可一日以无。”如果你在中国，了解茶的一个好方法就是参加正式的茶道。