Prose and Novels in the Song Dynasty

Brilliant achievements were also made in prose during the Song Dynasty. The ancient prose was a perfect combination of practicality and aesthetics, forming a mainstream style that was easy to understand, concise, and lively and opening up a whole new realm of art. In addition to ancient prose, parallel prose, and fu were also developed. People in the Song Dynasty transformed parallel prose and fu by introducing the syntax and artistic appeal of the ancient prose and created the four–six style and fu with a prose style.