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.
坐清昼。 正冶思萦花,馀酲倦酒。 甚采芳人老,芳心尚如旧。 消魂忍说铜驼事,不是因春瘦。 向西园,竹扫颓垣,蔓萝荒甃。 风雨夜来骤。 叹歌冷莺帘,恨凝蛾岫。 愁...