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.
甫营亭子小,花柳斩新裁。 衰翁馀暇,何妨领客少徘徊。 堪叹人生离合,恰似燕莺来往,光景暗中催。 芦荻晚风起,明月满沙堆。 去年秋,如此夜,有谁陪。 欲挽天河无路...