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.
红杏了,夭桃尽,独自占春芳。 不比人间兰麝,自然透骨生香。 对酒莫相忘。 似佳人、兼合明光。 只忧长笛吹花落,除是宁王。