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.
躑躅紅花何實用,牡丹名品只虛奇。 看今春晚方艱食,何似充饑有蕨萁。
耕者勞筋苦骨餘,富家倉廩始多儲。 及饑合發方牢閉,不識私家得食諸。
日短暫居猶旅舍,夜長宜就作祠堂。