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.
都城水绿嬉游处。 仙棹往来人笑语。 红随远浪泛桃花,雪散平堤飞柳絮。 东君欲共春归去。 一阵狂风和骤雨。 碧油红旆锦障泥,斜日画桥芳草路。