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.
空山子规叫,月破黄昏冷。 帘幕风轻,绿暗红又尽。 自从别后,粉消香腻,一春成病。 那堪昼闲日永。 恨难整。 起来无语,绿萍破处池光净。 闷理残妆,照花独自怜瘦影...