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.
一种两容仪,红共白、交映南枝。 紫霞仙指冰翁语,花如醉玉,香同臭雪,别样风姿。 相守岁寒期。 春造化、密与天知。 羞将脂粉隈桃李,独先结实,还同戴胜,归宴瑶池。