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.
湖上秋来莲荡空。 年华都付与,木芙蓉。 采菱舟子两相逢。 双媚靥,一笑与谁浓。 斜日落溟濛。 鸳鸯飞起处,水无踪。 望湖楼上两三峰。 人不见,林外数声钟。