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.
水月光中,烟霞影里,涌出楼台。 空外笙箫,云间笑语,人在蓬莱。 天香暗逐风回。 正十里、荷花盛开。 买个扁舟,山南游遍,山北归来。