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.
蜀江春色浓如雾。 拥双旌归去。 海棠也似别君难,一点点、啼红雨。 此去马蹄何处。 沙堤新路。 禁林赐宴赏花时,还忆著、西楼否。