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.
乔家深闭郁金堂。 朝镜事梅妆。 云鬟翠钿浮动,微步拥钗梁。 情尚秘,色犹庄。 递瞻相。 弄丝调管,时误新声,翻试周郎。