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.
倚岸凌虛若冠鰲,湖光山色兩相高。 驚波雜沓聞千騎,遠樹微茫見一毫。 娃館已空人世隔,帝鄉何許客心勞。 吳門曳綵那曾睹,早覺霜華入髩毛。
官中逐月催租稅,不徵穀帛只徵銀。