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.
沧岛云连,绿瀛秋入,暮景欲沈洲屿。 无浪无风天地白,听得潮生人语。 擎空孤柱。 翠倚高阁恁虚,中流苍碧迷烟雾。 惟见广寒门外,青无重数。 遥想贝阙珠宫,琼林玉树...