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.
帝王而下幾興亡,銷盡繁華作戰場。 惟有東家詩禮在,子孫萬古讀書堂。
六經不幸火於秦,日月曾何礙片雲。 用舍從來關治亂,皇天本不喪斯文。