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.
書劍當年游上都,賢關蟲篆校諸儒。 文華燦燦九苞鳳,俊氣駸駸千里駒。 妙質競誰揮堊漫,白頭空此死樵蘇。 遺編殘稿應猶在,搔首令人益嘆吁。
遺文膾炙在吾鄉,賦罷誰能少薦揚。 聲跡有妻先蝶夢,行藏無子付洴方。 雲蘿煙蔓新泉宅,秋月春花舊野堂。 交倡絲牋真翰墨,幾人知爲寶巾箱。