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.
急雨收春,斜风约水。 浮红涨绿鱼文起。 年年有子惜馀春,春归不解招游子。 留恨城隅,关情纸尾。 阑干长对西曛倚。 鸳鸯俱是白头时,江南渭北三千里。