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.
鐵壁嶙峋構小亭,瀟然雲棟接風櫺。 煙光橫抹半峰紫,山色不磨千古青。 老去久無金馬夢,歸遲應媿草堂靈。 明經拾芥成何事,得似朝來對翠屏。