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.
横江一抹是平沙。 沙上几千家。 得到人家尽处,依然水接天涯。 危栏送目,翩翩去鹢,点点归鸦。 渔唱不知何处,多应只在芦花。