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.
今夜永,说剑引杯长。 坐拥地炉生石炭,灯前细雨好烧香。 呵手理丝簧。 君且住,烂醉又何妨。 别后相思天万里,江南江北永相忘。 真个断人肠。