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.
峯巒九鎖路縈盤,翠色沾衣作晚寒。 日暮神仙歸洞府,雨餘星斗下天壇。 人生何用千鍾貴,老去須求一室安。 會得谷神元不死,世間何事可相干。
梵天台殿枕江流,形勝先推第一洲。 不戰屈人當設險,樓船况有萬貔貅。