Columbia University
The Chinese Scholar Official
Briefly dicusses the role of the scholar officials in dynastic China, and goes quickly over the civil service exam.
University of Maryland
University of Maryland: Imperial Era Ii
This site that has good general information on the Song dynasty, along with an explanation of how the dynasty used civil service exams to center power around the emperor.
Columbia University
The Song Dynasty in China (960 1279)
A look at the Song Dynasty that answers the question: "Does modernity begin with the Song dynasty?" Author discusses economic growth, commercialization, urbanization, and intellectual life while studying a 12th-century scroll.