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.
我来访古。 把尘襟、都付一声鸣橹。 笑把瑶觞波浩荡,却忆长鲸吞吐。 坐挹高风,骨清毛冷,不作嚣尘语。 客星何在,谩留遗像江渚。 试问泽畔羊裘,当时何事,笑禹弇宫...