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.
节物侵寻迫暮迟。 可胜摇落长年悲。 回首五湖乘兴地,负心期。 惊雁失行风翦翦,冷云成阵雪垂垂。 不拼尊前泥样醉,个能痴。