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.
车马匆匆。 会国门东。 信人间、自古销魂处,指红尘北道,碧波南浦,黄叶西风。 堠馆娟娟新月,从今夜、与谁同。 想深闺独守空床思,但频占镜鹊,悔分钗燕,长望书鸿。