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.
政在寬民戢吏奸,忍爲苛嬈恣貪殘。 東鄰老幼足和氣,西邑生靈皆病顔。 萬乘至聰聞不及,兩司端坐匹如閒。 行人過此還知否,地獄天堂咫尺間。