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.
归去来兮,要待足、何时是足。 荣对辱、饮河鼹鼠,无过满腹。 浴月朝霞红赛锦,排云晚岫青如玉。 更修筠、与合抱长松,依梅麓。 森画戟,谩符竹。 舞袖短,辕驹局。 ...