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.
虹影侵阶,乍雨歇长空,万里凝碧。 孤鹜高飞,落霞相映,远状水乡秋色。 黯然望极。 动人无限愁如织。 又听得。 云外数声,新雁正嘹呖。 当此暗想,画阁轻抛,杳然殊...