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.
别离情绪。 万里关山如底数。 遣妾伤悲。 未必郎家知不知。 自从君去。 数尽残冬春又暮。 音信全乖。 等到花开不见来。