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.
身世谁人知觉梦。 阳焰空花,尽被三彭弄。 可但运机畦上瓮。 由来不了轻根重。 休要寻文披大洞。 丹鼎屯蒙,养取元珠动。 意马此时何用鞚。 长生自与天齐共。