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.
登楼欲认经由处,无奈云山遮望眼。
缺月挂檐牙。
杜鹃声劝不如归。 ……蹙损远山眉。
夜深帘幕静,一曲管弦清。
千门灯火,九街风月。
灯火楼高,移下一天星斗。
那得工夫送。
春光悭涩,风颠雨恶,未放晴天气。