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Boston University. "Neo-Confucian Philosophy." Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Accessed November 16, 2014. http://www.iep.utm.edu/neo-conf/.
China in 1000 CE: The Most Advanced Society in the World. Photograph. The Song Dynasty in China. http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/song/.
Chinese Coins with Charm Feature. http://primaltrek.com/charmfeatures.html.
Chucai, Yelü. Poem of Farewell to Liu Man. 12th Century. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/1989.363.17.
Columbia University. "The Song Confucian Revival." The Song Dynasty in China. Last modified 2008. Accessed November 14, 2014. http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/song/sch/exam.htm.
"Technological Advancements during the Song: Shipbuilding and the Compass." The Song Dynasty in China. http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/song/tech/compass.htm.
de Bary, Theodore, and Irene Bloom. "The Nature as Principle." The Song Dynasty in China. Last modified 1999. Accessed November 14, 2014. http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/ps/cup/zhuxi_nature.pdf.
An Elegant Party. 960-1279. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ancient/song-dynasty.html.
Fu, Mi. Mi Fu: Poem Written in a Boat on the Wu River. ca. 1096. Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC, NY.
Genghis Khan Museum. Photograph. http://www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/china-history/the-song-dynasty.htm.
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. "Zhu Xi (Chu Hsi, 1130—1200)." Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Accessed November 16, 2014. http://www.iep.utm.edu/zhu-xi/.
"Jade Plum Blossoms." On Chinese Classical Music. Performed by Fan Shange and Shan Xiurong Xiurong. compact disc. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFxmssl-4yM.
LiDaBoJi. "Technology, Science and Engineering." The Song Dynasty-Southern Song Decision Making. http://www.zhangzhiyong.cn/english/technology.htm.
Marco Polo and Rustichello of Pisa, “Book Second, Part III, Chapter LXXI: Concerning the City of Sinju and the Great River Kian,” in The Book of Ser Marco Polo: The Venetian Concerning Kingdoms and Marvels of the East, translated and edited by Colonel Sir Henry Yule, Volume 2 (London: John Murray, 1903). This book is in the public domain and can be read online at Project Gutenberg. Chapter LXXI begins on page 167 of this online text.
Meizi, Yang. Quatrain on Spring's Radiance. 1162–1232. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/1989.363.12.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art. http://www.metmuseum.org.
New Catholic Encyclopedia. "Confucianism and Neo-Confucianism." New Catholic Encyclopedia. Accessed November 16, 2014. http://www.jonathantan.org/essays/Chinese-NCE-Confucianism.pdf.
Pen Ts'ao. 1249. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ancient/song-dynasty.html.
Porcelain Box with a Flower Design. 960-1279. Nanjing Museum, Jiangsu Province, China. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ancient/song-dynasty.html.
Porcelain Phoenix-headed Ewer. 9th - 11th Centruy. http://depts.washington.edu/silkroad/exhibit/song/song.html.
Rise and Fall of the Song Dynasty. http://www.csun.edu/~kaddison/song1.htm.
Round Ceramic Box. 11th - 12th Century. http://depts.washington.edu/silkroad/exhibit/song/song.html.
"Silk Road Trade Routes." The Silk Road. http://depts.washington.edu/silkroad/exhibit/trade/trade.html.
Silver Service. 11th - 13th Century. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, NY. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/1997.33.1-6.
"The Song Dynasty." China Highlights. http://www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/china-history/the-song-dynasty.htm.
The Song Economic Revolution. http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/song/econ/pop.htm.
"Song Engagement with the Outside World." The Song Dynasty in China. http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/song/out/rivals.htm.
Spring Festival on the River. http://madamepickwickartblog.com/2011/06/sightseeing-on-the-river-slow-boat-in-china/.
Summer Mountains. 11th Century. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC, NY.
Tea Bowl. http://depts.washington.edu/silkroad/exhibit/song/song.html.
Wilson, Thomas A. "Five Classics and Four Books." Cult of Confucius. Last modified 2010. Accessed November 16, 2014. http://academics.hamilton.edu/asian_studies/home/CultTemp/sitePages/fiveclassics.html.
Yuan, Ma. Scholar by a Waterfall. late 12th–early 13th century. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/1973.120.9.
Yue Fei. Photograph. http://www.china.org.cn/top10/2011-08/26/content_23291459_3.htm.
"Zhu Xi (Chu Hsi, 1130-1200)." Unpublished typescript, n.d. Accessed November 16, 2014. chrome-extension://bpmcpldpdmajfigpchkicefoigmkfalc/views/app.html.
Court Ladies Preparing Newly Woven Silk. 12th Century. Museum of Fine Arts,
Boston.