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.
鬓边一点似飞鸦。 休把翠钿遮。 二年三载,千拦百就,今日天涯。 杨花又逐东风去,随分入人家。 要不思量,除非酒醒,休照菱花。