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.
园林草木,迤逦凋残。
同行同坐。 同携同卧。 正朝朝暮暮同欢,怎知终有抛亸。 记江皋惜别,那堪被、流水无情送轻舸。 有愁万种,恨未说破。 知重见、甚时可。 见也浑闲,堪嗟处、山遥水远...