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.
春去也,白雪尚飘零。 万里归人骑快马,到家时节藕花馨。 那更忆长城。 妾薄命,两鬓渐星星。 忍唱乾淳供奉曲,断肠人听断肠声。 肠断泪如倾。