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.
削玉销香。 不喜浓妆。 倚高楼、望断章台路,但垂杨永巷,落花微雨,芳草斜阳。 赖有雕梁新燕,试寻访,武陵狂。 小华笺、付与西飞去,印一双愁黛,再三归字,□九回肠...