The Indication of Ethnic Blending During the Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279)

Abstract

During the Southern Song Dynasty, a number of regimes established by minor ethnicities developed and emerged. Politics, economy, literature, and other aspects of coexistence showed interactions between diverse nations. For example, the ethnicities accepted Chinese characters despite their own language and produced beautiful literary works. The Legal Trade Market and Tea Horse Trade were also active forms of economic exchange. By revealing the phenomena of these interactions, this essay casts a glimpse into the ethnic blending back to the Southern Song Dynasty.