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.
看尽公卿,都输与、云山居士。 肯掉了、龙章金印,归来闾里。 云染笔头成五色,山来胸次堆空翠。 更结庐、近在白鸥边,弄烟水。 祗恐怕,明天子。 黄纸唤,先生起。 ...