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.
空山木落。 月淡阑干角。 相与羊裘披上,方知道、宦情薄。 老来须自觉。 酒尊行处乐。 疑到碧湾无路,滩声小、橹声薄。