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.
未开大如木犀蕊。 开后是、梅花小底。 け然只欲住山林,肯容易、结根城市。 叶儿又与冬青比。 算何止、香闻七里。 不因山谷品题来,谁知道、是水仙兄弟。