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.
南渡盛时,壬寅之秋,生此伟人。 是皇家柱石,端平君子,吾儒宗主,意一先生。 自起丹山,晋登紫府,天下欣然望太平。 至夷狄,亦慕吾中国,司马声名。 愿君为尧舜之君...