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.
数枝凌雪乘冰,嫩英半吐琼酥点。 南州故苑,何郎遗咏,风台月观。 疏影横斜,暗香浮动,水寒云晚。 笑浮花浪蕊,娇春万里,空零落、愁莺燕。 游子寂寥暮景,向天边、几...
却月凌风度雪清。 何郎高咏照花明。 一枝弄碧传幽信,半额涂黄拾晚荣。 春思淡,暗香轻。 江南雨冷若为情。 犹胜远隔潇湘水,忽到窗前梦不成。