Song poetry inherited the Tang tradition while innovating, featuring great poets like Su Shi, Huang Tingjian, Lu You, and Yang Wanli, forming a unique Song poetry style known for its philosophical depth.
幼富貴兮厭綺羅裳,長入宮兮陪奉尊陽。 今委頓兮流落異鄉,嗟造化兮速死爲强。
昔居天上兮珠宮玉闕,今入草莽兮事何可說。 屈身辱志兮恨何時雪,誓速歸泉下兮此愁可絕。