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.
试问海棠健否,海棠虽似,减清香。
凌空蜂翼递香来,惊破蜜房幽梦。