Song Ci is an important part of ancient Chinese literature, known alongside Tang poetry as the "twin peaks". Ci originated in the Tang Dynasty and flourished in the Song Dynasty, featuring masters like Su Shi, Xin Qiji, and Li Qingzhao.
湖水连天天连水,秋来分外澄清。 君山自是小蓬瀛。 气蒸云梦泽,波撼岳阳城。 帝子有灵能鼓瑟,凄然依旧伤情。 微闻兰芝动芳馨。 曲终人不见,江上数峰青。