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.
桐敲露井,残照西窗人起。 怅玉手、曾携乌纱,笑整风敧。 水叶沈红,翠微云冷雁慵飞。 楼高莫上,魂消正在,摇落江蓠。 走马断桥,玉台妆榭,罗帕香遗。 叹人老、长安...