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.
何事詩家稱翦裁,跨虛相繼有樓臺。 水涵春碧雨初霽,山露曉青雲半開。 寶塔禮終僧室靜,粉牆題罷使車回。 此時欲結香蓮社,祇爲陶潜醉不來。