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.
仙都有敕到林泉,誰信祠官無俸錢。 陶醉猶能麾客去,顔饑何至乞人憐。 鹿蕉已是今無夢,枸芑曾傳昔有仙。 餓死亦堪垂不朽,無緣個個珥貂蟬。