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.
江水粼粼碧,云山叠叠奇。 平生心事一钩丝。 便是壶中日月、更何疑。 文叔今方贵,君房素自痴。 洛阳尘土涴人衣。 争似归来双足、踏涟漪。