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.
父老橋邊問我翁,笑談能辦濟川功。 水光碧界一千頃,晴影紅翻二百弓。 好與諸公來玩月,方知此地亦垂虹。 乘風似有驚人語,高枕滄浪放眼空。
北望三湘西九嶷,箇中無處不嶔崎。
天意因以旌遺逸。