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.
玉立祠庭久不衰,俄經剪伐重能栽。 端知妙護有神力,更喜當時殲厥魁。 種不他傳焉得子,年將豐稔輒多開。 天生異物初無伴,只許翻階近侍來。