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.
侬家贫甚诉长饥。 幼稚满庭闱。 正坐瓶无储粟,漫求为吏东西。 偶然彭泽近邻圻。 公秫滑流匙。 葛巾劝我求为酒,黄菊怨、冷落东篱。 五斗折腰,谁能许事,归去来兮。...