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.
藕叶清香胜花气。
春透水波明,寒峭花枝瘦。 极目烟中百尺楼,人在楼中否。 四和袅金凫,双陆思纤手。 拟倩东风浣此情,情更浓於酒。