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.
家法从来师静治,赵张高掩前踪。 清才八斗继宗风。 年年正月尾,桃李满城中。 已把长江成九酝,请将太白浮公。 更移春槛向房栊。 有花虽解语,莫负锦薰笼。