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.
十载分符衣绣衣。 裳阴处处浙东西。 政成已可书银笔,词鹿仍堪付雪儿。 春未半,日方迟。 御沟金袅柳如丝。 凤池留得梅花住,欲与先生荐寿卮。