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.
萬慮中來攪不眠,醉時一覺自陶然。 冥冥固已忘天地,豈向杯中覓聖賢。
得酒休論飲得仙,醉中遺物爲神全。 世閒反覆無窮事,吏部難忘抱甕眠。
昔有遺賢世所憐,滄浪亭下醉時眠。 松江變酒終難待,却對殘燈理短編。