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.
束发领西藩。 百万雄兵掌握间,召到庙堂无一事,遭弹。 昨日公卿今日闲。 拂晓出长安。 莫待西风割面寒。 羞见钱塘江上柳,何颜。 瘦仆牵驴过远山。