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.
书一纸。 小砑吴笺香细。 读到别来心下事。 蹙残眉上翠。 怕落傍人眼底。 握向抹胸儿里。 针线不忺收拾起。 和衣和闷睡。