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.
丁丁起处。 在纵牧九京,经烧残树。 时见鸟鸢饥噪,鸺鶹妖呼。 数间老屋团荒堵。 算何人、瓣香来注。 淡烟斜照,闲花野棠,杳杳年度。 世事几、番云覆雨,独此道嫌人...
又见花阴如水,两心犹未平。 正坐久、主客成三,空无语、影落秋枰。 千年人间事业,垂成处、一著容易倾。 便解围、小住何妨,机锋在,瞬息天又明。 甚似汉吴对营。 纷...