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.
收锦字,下鸳机。 净拂床砧夜捣衣。 马上少年今健否,过瓜时见雁南归。