Pei Yueqi

A Dream of Splendor (Menghua lu) TV series brings to life the Song’s (960–1279) prosperity, especially women’s business. So, this paper analyzes how and why women ran shops like teahouses or taverns.

A Dream of Splendor, Song women; teahouses; taverns; sing-song girl culture

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