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.
入寺山光峭倚天,劍池寒色鎖危巔。 蒼苔自老生公石,新茗誰烹陸羽泉。 樓閣下窺溟海浪,松篁遥接洞庭烟。 二難選勝真奇絕,留得芳名萬古傳。