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.
乐意相关莺对语,春风遍满天涯。 生香不断树交花。 个中皆实理,何处是浮华。 收敛回来还夜气,一轮明月千家。 看梅休用隔窗纱。 清光辉皎洁,疏影自横斜。
白尽蒹葭,衰从蒲柳,我只松筠节。 君民尧舜,老翁揩眼勋业。