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.
挂冠归去旧烟萝。 闲身健,养天和。 功名富贵非由我,莫贪他。 这歧路、足风波。 水晶宫里家山好,物外胜游多。 晴溪短棹,时时醉唱里棱罗。 天公奈我何。