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.
春在画桥西。 画舫轻移。 粉香何处度涟漪。 认得一船杨柳外,帘影垂垂。 谁倚碧阑低。 酒晕双眉。 鸳鸯并浴燕交飞。 一片闲情春水隔,斜日人归。