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.
凉叶辞风,流云卷雨。 寥寥夜色沈钟鼓。 谁调清管度新声,有人高卧平阳坞。 草暖沧洲,潮平别浦。 双凫乘雁方容与。 深藏华屋锁雕笼,此生乍可输鹦鹉。