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.
岳渎储精,冰壶里、精神可掬。 三万卷、龙蛇落纸,琅玕撑腹。 便合弹冠登要路。 如何袖手缄空谷。 又谁知、天独授先生,长生箓。 鹤易怨,龟多缩。 竹太瘦,梅偏独。...