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.
绿阴庭院记年时。 家人捧寿卮。 乐声催拍送腰支。 香风匝地衣。 清梦断,彩云飞。 刘郎今鬓丝。 强将杯酒破愁眉。 如今触事非。