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.
欲问东君,为谁重到江头路。 断桥薄暮。 香透溪云渡。 细草平沙,愁入凌波步。 今何许。 怨春无语。 片片随流水。