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.
望紫云翁,启明在东,长庚在西。 但空有寸心,荆州江汉,未能百里,弱水沙黎。 菊底秋深,樵边信至,一曲阳春草木知。 长吟咏,觉声如韩操,骨似陶诗。 不应鬓发能稀。...