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.
昔年曾作瀟湘客,憔悴東秦歸未得。 西軒忽見好溪山,如何尚有楚鄉憶。 讀書誤人四十年,有時醉把闌干拍。
岑崟千嶂插青霄,殿閣崢嶸霽靄交。 已化靈蛇留徑迹,雙飛白鶴上雲巢。 萬家香火春迎社,一派泉聲夜滌庖。 投錫此來當有意,獨存秘宇在巖坳。