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.
河汉澈,碧霄晴。 九华仙子到凡尘。 凉夜山头吹玉笛,纤云卷尽月分明。
香露湿,草晶荧。 起看大地粲瑶琼。 下界千门人寂寂,空山夜静海波声。
仙子去,眇云程。 天香杳杳佩环清。 回望九州烟雾日,千山月落影纵横。