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.
平生有个风流愿。 愿长与梅为伴。 问伊因甚破寒来,只恐百花先绽。 比兰比麝,比酥比玉,休恁闲撩乱。 瑶台月下分明见。 依旧残妆浅。 不知分得几多香,一片清如一片...