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.
雨断西山晚照明。 悄无人、幽梦自惊。 说道去、多时也,到如今、真个是行。 远山已是无心画,小楼空、斜掩绣屏。 你嚎早、收心呵,趁刘郎、双鬓未星。