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.
水到桐江镜样清。 有人还似水清明。 尊前无语更盈盈。 翠袖舞衫何日了,白头归去几时成。 老来犹有惜花情。