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.
霞苞电荷碧。 天然地、别是风流标格。 重重青盖下,千娇照水,好红红白白。 每怅望、明月清风夜,甚低迷不语,妖邪无力。 终须放、船儿去,清香深处住,看伊颜色。