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.
天梯欲上使人愁,身御長風不自由。 下視白雲生澗底,仰看紅日在山頭。 共傳此處迷劉阮,自恐今朝犯斗牛。 歸路似從霄漢墮,卻來塵世得羈囚。