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.
梦断池塘惊乍晓。 百舌无端,故作枝头闹。 报道不禁寒料峭。 未教舒展闲花草。 尽日帘垂人不到。 老去情疏,底事伤春瘦。 相对一樽归计早。 玉山不减巫山好。