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.
青春不与花为主。 花正开时春暮。 花下醉眠休诉。 看取春归去。 莺愁蝶怨春知否。 欲问春归何处。 只有一尊芳醑。 留得青春住。