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.
碧云寥廓。 倚阑怅望情离索。 悲秋自怯罗衣薄。 晓镜空悬,懒把青丝掠。 江山满眼今非昨。 纷纷木叶风中落。 别巢燕子辞帘幕。 有意东君,故把红丝缚。