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.
两岸月桥花半吐。 红透肌香,暗把游人误。 尽道武陵溪上路。 不知迷入江南去。 先自冰霜真态度。 何事枝头,点点胭脂污。 莫是东君嫌淡素。 问花花又娇无语。