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.
流水一湾西。 晚坐孤亭静。 不见高人跨鹤归,风竹摇清影。 往古与来今,休用重重省。 十里梅花雪正晴,月挂遥山冷。