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.
芳草莫尋遊處跡,好花空認折殘枝。 啼鶑似怨歸何速,舞蝶應憐出太遲。
置俎均牢彘,峨冠信沐猴。 方矜几上肉,已墮幄中籌。 海岳歸三尺,衣冠閟一丘。 路人猶指似,山下是鴻溝。