Among the literary sketches of the Song Dynasty,Yijianzhi reflects many aspects of life at that time.Women's engagement in business is a historical writing with historical progress significance.Women are engaged in business in two ways:doing business together with their husbands and doing busi-ness alone for a living.The sales industry is the main field of business for women in the Song Dynasty.Running taverns,inns,and tea shops is an important way for women to engage in business,and prostitutes and merchants are important professions for women in business during the Song Dynasty.
The Song DynastyWomen's engagement in businessYijianzhi