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.
花外数声风定。 烟际一痕月净。 水晶屏小敧醉枕。 院静鸣蛩相应。 香销斜掩青铜镜。 背灯影。 寒砧夜半和雁阵。 秋在刘郎绿鬓。