This one page reading plus one page of questions summarizes China in the Golden Era of the Song Dynasty. It specifically addresses the achievements made in the Song era. This is designed for middle school or high school students. The reading is visually appealing and broken into chunks. It can be used for classwork, homework, research or as a platform for projects. Questions are content based and designed to target essential content acquisition. If interested in similar readings on Chinese history, check other offerings by this author. A set of 7 readings is available as a China: Sui to Ming unit (plus lesson suggestions).