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.
禾黍離離滿故都,君詩讀罷淚傾珠。 立朝食祿千官富,爲國忘軀一事無。 兵革已將臨北闕,笙歌猶自醉西湖。 黄冠氅服今誰識,前宋遺賢有此儒。