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.
凭栏试觅红楼句,听考考、城头暮鼓。 数骑翩翩度孤戍。 尽雕弓白羽。 平生正被儒冠误。 待闲看、将军射虎。 朱槛潇潇过微雨。 送斜阳西去。