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.
吾乃当涂,弃儒奉道,遵行圣诲多年。 已逾三纪,截灭六尘缘。 因习业、自营度日,未尝谒见豪贤。 般若力,掀翻烦恼,坦荡独け然。 来斯,十四载,装銮佛像,塔宇尽光鲜...