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.
柳烟霁色方春。 花露逼金茎。 秋千院落,海棠渐老,才过清明。 嫩玉腕托香脂脸,相傅粉、更与谁情。 秋波绽处,相思泪迸,天阻深诚。