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.
红片半随风,又半随流水。
吴蚕老后。
也待作个、儿寄与。
一番雨过横塘。
菖蒲泛酒香。
旋折枝头新果。
六尺湘漪簟冷。
玉泉清洁,正好浮瓜沈李。