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.
落日蒸红山欲烧。 短筇行药过山腰。 松声隐隐晚来潮。 矮树依严无败叶,梅花当路少全梢。 水村时有短长桥。
曙色开晴,轻飔敷暖,日影才经檐角。 倦来芳径,且倚阑干,独地新愁粘著。 长日如年,可堪恨雨丝丝,梦云漠漠。 见鸣禽递响,乳莺梳翅,痴愁方觉。 凝望处,初绿呈新,...