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.
士籍令行,伯仲分明,逐一排连。 问子孙何习,父兄何业,明经词赋,右具如前。 最是中间,娶妻某氏,试问于妻何与焉。 乡保举,那当著押,开口论钱。 祖宗立法于前。 ...