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.
闻你侬嗟我更嗟。 春霜一夜扫秾华。 永无清啭欺头管,赖有浓香著臂纱。 侵海角,抵天涯。 行云谁为不知家。 秋风想见西湖上,化出白莲千叶花。