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.
鬓亸云梳月带痕。 软红香里步莲轻。 妖娆六幅过腰裙。 不怕满堂佳客醉,只愁灭烛翠眉颦。 更期疏影月黄昏。
苹老秋深水落痕。 桂花微弄雨花轻。 癯仙也解醉红裙。 太白麴君愁满饮,小鸿眉黛爱低颦。 尊前一洗眼花昏。
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