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.
花几许,已报八分催。 却问主人何处去,且容老子个中来。 花外主人回。 年时客,如今安在哉。 正喜锦宫城烂漫,忽惊花鸟使摧颓。 世事只添杯。