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.
红杏香中,绿杨影里,画桥春水泠泠。 深沉院满,风送卖花声。 又是清明近也,粉墙畔,时有迁莺。 当此际,人传天上,特降玉麒麟。 风云。 今会遇,名邦坐抚,入侍严宸...