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.
承明厭直懷鄉日,適得當年嚴助州。 况是北歸持節倦,喜聞東去典城優。 長江風月消殘暑,故國蓴鱸近早秋。 遥想下車民訟簡,不妨乘興剡溪遊。
御府頒醇釀,君恩錫餕餘。 賜筵遵故事,紬史重新書。 燕飲難偕此,風流不偉歟。 素餐非所職,愧附相君車。