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.
天似水。 池上藕花风起。 隔岸垂杨青到地。 乱萤飞又止。 露湿玉阑闲倚。 人静自生凉意。 泛碧沈朱供晚醉。 月斜才去睡。