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.
中年多办收身具。 投老归来无著处。 四肢安稳一渔舟,祗许樵青相伴去。 沧洲大胜黄尘路。 万顷月波难滓污。 阿侬原是个中人,非谓鲈鱼留不住。