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.
秦弦络络呈纤手。 宝雁斜飞三十九。 徵韶新谱日边来,倾耳吴娃惊未有。 文园老令难堪酒。 蜜炬垂花知夜久。 更须妩媚做腰肢,细学永丰坊畔柳。