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.
岩玉枝头金粟斗。
枉被梨花瘦损,又成春梦。
冻云阁雨,渐长空迤逦,严凝天气。 愁雀无声深院静。
闻道酒肠宽似海。
山万叠,水千重。
纱窗晓色朦胧。
别是一般春色好。
更作句桃符。