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.
山缭平湖,寒飙扬、六英粉泊。 清镜晓、倚岩琪树,挠云朱阁。 窈窕缯窗褰翠募,尊前浩齿歌梅落。 信醉乡、绝境待名流,供行乐。 时易失,今犹昨。 欢莫再,情何薄。 ...