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.
曰归去来,归去来兮,吾将安归。 但有东篱菊,有西园桂,有南溪月,有北山薇。 蜂则有房,鱼还有穴,蚁有楼台兽有依。 吾应有、云中旧隐,竹里柴扉。 人间征路熹微。 ...
竹焉美哉,爱竹者谁,曰君子欤。 向佳山水处,筑宫一亩,好风烟里,种玉千馀。 朝引轻霏,夕延凉月,此外尘埃一点无。 须知道,有乐其乐者,吾爱吾庐。 竹之清也何如。...