JIN XIU WAN HUA GU is a daily book compiled by the people of the Song Dynasty for the public--s desk reading. It is different from the official book compiled with political purposes. The book records the common sense of ancients’life in the form of entries, and the knowledge related to the daily life of the Song people, and its content is closer to the ordinary people--s understanding of daily life. JIN XIU WAN HUA GU is indispensable to studying the thoughts, civilization and knowledge of the Song people. Exhibiting the urban life in the Song Dynasty, JIN XIU WAN HUA GU can be regarded as the introduction of society and culture of the Song Dynasty. It is manifested in economic relations, social relations, values, folk customs and other aspects. The special point lies in the pursuit of the traditional culture and its cultural roots in the externalization of utensils.