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.
少年看花双鬓绿。 走马章台管弦逐。 而今老更惜花深,终日看花看不足。 坐中美女颜如玉。 为我一歌金缕曲。 归时压得帽檐敧,头上春风红蔌蔌。