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.
竹篱茅屋。 一树扶疏玉。 客里十分清绝,有人在、江南北。 伫目。 诗思促。 翠袖倚修竹。 不是月媒风聘,谁人与、伴幽独。