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.
天宇泬寥山气肃,云寒树立无声。 读书岩下石纵横。 红尘飞不到,溪水自澄清。 疏影暗香沙路古,何妨曳杖闲行。 巢林冻雀不曾惊。 晚钟穿翠霭,来共话平生。