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.
桐皋东去,又依然、烟际云边柔橹。 赖有双台知己耳,牢落孤怀欲吐。 小倚云根,细商心事,提起千年语。 九天飞梦,别来长记幽渚。 试说北海归文,西山何事,犹不甘臣武...