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.
万里长江,天与限、东南吴楚。 何人者,提英□□,指鞭欲渡。 孟德舳舻烟赤壁,佛狸心胆寒瓜步。 问波涛、说尽几英雄,今犹古。 中原地,纷(下缺)。