The Library of Laiyang houses sixteen volumes of Song Wan poems, which is the largest such collection.

[2] A year after moving to Sichuan, in 1673, rebels led by Ming general Wu Sangui seized the capital Chengdu; Song, after being informed of this, "died of panic and fright".

According to the museum director, Song was an incredibly popular poet whose works were "read by everyone", hailing him as a major inspiration to Chinese poetry.

[2] Chiang (2005) states that "Song Wan's life story (...) may be read of the impossibility of adhering to (Confucian ideals).

"[3] Song is one of the protagonists of the short story "Squirting"[5] (噴水; also known as "Spraying Water"[3]) by Pu Songling in Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio.