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.
送我出东门,乍别长安道。 两岸垂杨锁暮烟,正是秋光老。 一曲古《阳关》,莫惜金尊倒。 君向潇湘我向秦,鱼雁何时到。
日暮马嘶人去。 船逐清波东注。 后夜最高楼,还肯思量人否。 无绪。 无绪。 生怕黄昏疏雨。