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.
花似醺容上玉肌。 方论时事却嫔妃。 芳阴人醉漏声迟。 珠箔半钩风乍暖,雕梁新语燕初飞。 斜阳犹送水精卮。