Why did the Song culture flourish?

I think there are three reasons for the cultural prosperity in Song Dynasty.

First, the political environment of the Song Dynasty. At that time, Song Taizu had doubts about the military commanders who fought for their lives, and paid more attention to literature than martial arts. He increased the propaganda of Confucianism, expanded the scale of imperial examination selection, and gave more poor people a chance to change their destiny. At that time, reading was highly respected in society, and everyone believed that passing the imperial examination could change their destiny. Therefore, the literary style is even more popular.

Second, the economic development of the Song Dynasty. The economic development in Song Dynasty was quite good. The people have plenty of food and clothing, and there are many entertainment projects. At that time, science and technology developed rapidly and there were many tools, which could reduce people's work pressure and shorten working hours. Printing appeared and paper prevailed. People have extra time and money to read their favorite books and novels and record their lives. Inspiration comes, sing a poem and do it right, and live comfortably. Everyone has leisure and elegance to write articles.

Third, there were many talented people and beautiful women in the Song Dynasty. There were many talented people in the Song Dynasty, such as Li Qingzhao, an extremely rare China poetess, and Su Dongpo, who was bold and talented, and supported the literary world in the Song Dynasty.