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.
付金钗,平斗酒。 未许解携纤手。 吟警句,写清愁。 浮骖为少留。 旧游赊,新梦后。 月映隔窗疏柳。 闲砚席,剩衾绸。 今秋似去秋。