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.
东君去后无踪迹。
登楼欲认经由处,无奈云山遮望眼。
缺月挂檐牙。
杜鹃声劝不如归。 ……蹙损远山眉。
宝鸭沈烟袅。
子规叫断黄昏月。
夜深帘幕静,一曲管弦清。
千门灯火,九街风月。