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.
残照西风一片愁。 疏杨画出六桥秋。 游人不上十三楼。 有泪金仙还泣汉,无心玉马已朝周。 平湖寂寂水空流。