On Prosperity of Commodity Economy:from the Scope of Song Dynasty Literature

Almost all historians,economists agree that the prosperity of handicraft and commerce did not appear until the mid-Ming Dynasty when the commodity economy had a higher status in social life.However,shown from the history of literature,it's an indisputable fact that the development of economy and prosperity of business should be traced back to the Song Dynasty.Literature is an objective reflection of social life.A high degree of development and prosperity of literature in the Song Dynasty reflects the reality of life,which help us understand that the Song Dynasty is an important period of the development of economy and thinking.