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.
教我莫思量,争不思量。
兽炉烟断,残烛照庭帏。
鸳鸯鸥鹭,浴乱一池春碧。
把酒祝东君,愿与花枝长为主。
柳绿花红春烂熳。
断肠屈曲屏山。
独拥香衾一半。
蹙损两眉峰。