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.
燕里花深,鹭汀云澹,客梦江皋。 日日言归,淮山笑我,尘锁征袍。 几回把酒凭高。 阑干外、魂飞暮涛。 只有南园,一番风雨,过了樱桃。