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.
阳光子夜开清昼。 照了无何有。 弱水蓬莱,河车忽动,万顷金波皱。 红铅墨汞相交媾。 片饷丹成就。 把握阴阳,一锺造化,此诀人知否。