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Get the Top Five Facts about the Song Dynasty! Top Five on the FLY - Facts and Fun! If you need to research a topic quickly, check Five Fly Videos first! Homework help, smart shopping, urban myths and funny facts - everything you need to know summarized in a list of five. 1. A general named Taizu reunited China and declared himself the first Song emperor in 960. 2. The Song Dynasty lasted over three centuries from 960 until 1279. 3 . China was powerful, prosperous and stable during the Song Dynasty. A new capital was established at Hangzhou. 4. The Song Dynasty was a period of great technological advancement in China. Moveable type, paper money and the magnetic compass were among the advances made during the Song Dynasty. 5. The power of the old aristocratic families faded during the Song Dynasty, making way for a larger upper class called the gentry who attained their status through education and civil service.