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.
古廟三間矮棘叢,帝魂枉自氣凌空。 早知今日容身窄,前此阿房不作宮。
一灣秋月浸香痕,滌盡山前萬古塵。 猶記當時老梳洗,淡粧明鏡照眉顰。