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.
排办张灯春事早。 十二都门,物色宜新晓。 金犊车轻玉骢小。 拂头杨柳穿驰道。 莼羹鲈鲙非吾好。 去国讴吟,半落江南调。 满眼青山恨西照。 长安不见令人老。