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.
客西湖,听夜雨。 更向别离处。 小小船窗,香雪照尊俎。 断肠一曲秋风,行云不语。 总写入、征鸿无数。 认眉妩。 唤醒岩壑风流,丹砂有奇趣。 羞杀秦郎,淮海谩千古...