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.
塵囂胸次嘗苦隘,誰謂一隅天地寬。 野色供餐來几上,山光極目在林端。 犁耕宿雨春風暖,舟撼清流夜雨寒。 却笑賀湖臨水寺,閉門不借俗人看。
禪窗虛敞瞰西南,野色溪光接畫簷。 雲去碧天無間斷,一眉依約見山尖。