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.
悲矣乎,杞人之憂兮天莫支,權臣秉鈞兮社稷危。 外夷相侵民流離,大厦將傾誰設施。 悲矣乎,吾將抱徐衍之石兮,歌箕子之黍離。
笑矣乎,冰山之高兮不可恃,炙手之熱兮有時已。 幕燕釜魚門如市,歸去來兮尋栗里。 笑矣乎,孤松可撫菊可餐,浮雲富貴過眼矣。