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.
占西风早处,一番雨,一番秋。 记故国斜阳,去年今日,落叶林幽。 悲歌几回激烈,寄疏狂、酒令与诗筹。 遗恨清商易改,多情紫燕难留。 嗟休。 触绪茧丝抽。 旧事续何...