The Study On The Livelihoods Of Handicraft Workers In The Song Dynasty

Handicraft works is one of the main groups of the Song Dynasty society.Those livelihood is an important aspect of the social economy of the Song Dynasty.The meaning of livelihood mainly includes income and consumption.There are some differences in the income structure of handicraft works in different industries.The income of the handicrafts works in the limited-free trade industry is mostly from the government,and the income of the handicraft works of free trade industry is from the exchange of goods.Handicrafts group income gap between the poor income of those who can compete with the rural landlords and thousands of acres of land,and low income is difficult to food and clothing.There are many types of consumption of handicraft works,the most important is the consumption of subsistence and productive consumption.Survival expenditure is closely related to the income level of the handicraft works' family,and the meager handicraft works are struggling with food and clothing,while the wealthy homes are huge and even turned into luxury consumption.Developmental consumption includes both consumption and consumption of education.The productive consumption is the prerequisite for its ability to carry out production and reproduction.The input of educational consumption is mainly influenced by the idea,even if the meager handicraft works may spend more in this respect.The livelihood of handicraft works is influenced by many factors,including the level of agricultural development,national policies,social environment,self-consciousness and ideas.These factors lead to changes in supplies,markets,currencies,personal safety,reproduction and so on,thus affecting the handicraft industry The livelihood of the people.In general,the Song Dynasty handicraft works low level of livelihood,few guarantees,make a living relatively difficult.