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.
男子才生,桑弧蓬矢,志期古同。 况平生慷慨,胸襟磊落,弛张洞晓,经艺该通。 笔扫云烟,腹储兵甲,志气天边万丈虹。 行藏事,笑不侯李广,射石夸雄。 仰天一问穷通。...