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.
抛练杵,傍窗纱。 巧翦征袍斗出花。 想见陇头长戍客,授衣时节也思家。