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.
律转黄钟,尧蓂尚、零星一叶。 人尽道、当年此日,诞生豪杰。 我是君家门下士,三年屡献阳春雪。 更此行、骑鹤上扬州,恩稠叠。 君有子,文章伯。 君有女,夸才色。 ...