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.
不信芳春厌老人。 老人几度送春归。 惜春行乐莫辞频。 巧笑艳歌皆我意,恼花颠酒拼君嗔。 物情惟有醉中真。