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.
瑞芳楼下,有花中君子,群然相聚。 笑把筒露浥,来庆黄堂初度。 净植无尘,清香近远,人与花名伍。 六郎那得,这般潇洒襟宇。 运了多少兵筹,依红泛绿,向俭池容与。 ...