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.
十日借春留。 芍药荼䕷不解愁。 检点笙歌催酿酒,西州。 有谪仙人烂熳游。 白鹭自芳洲。 咫尺红云最上头。 万古沧江波不尽,风流。 谁似监州旧姓牟。