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.
輟帆謁肖像,衣冠非漢儔。 翩翩掛佛幡,小櫝求香油。 庸衲資誑惑,良爲先生羞。 後來躋兩賢,幾與逆祠侔。 扁堂失本旨,貽誚何時休。 盍歸白而長,是正茲謬悠。
歸來鄰里悉不記,未免驚呼問桑竹。