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.
清吟湘碧。 马首春风驿。 闻说西湖梅早,又邀我、能诗客。 书尺知到日。 月随人合璧。 儿拟山庄劝酒,田家酿,尽篘得。