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.
西风挟雨声翻浪。 恰洗尽、黄茅瘴。 老惯人间齐得丧。 千岩高卧,五湖归棹,替却凌烟像。 故人小驻平戎帐。 白羽腰间气何壮。 我老渔樵君将相。 小槽红酒,晚香丹荔...