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.
瑞雪满京都,宫殿尽成银阙。 常对素光遥望,是江梅时节。 如今江上见寒梅,幽香自清绝。 重看落英残艳,想飘零如雪。