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.
文园消渴爱江清。 酒肠怯,怕深觥。 玉舟曾洗芙蓉水,泻清冰。 秋梦浅,醉云轻。 庭竹不收帘影去,人睡起,月空明。 瓦瓶汲井和秋叶,荐吟醒。 夜深重,怨遥更。