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.
月痕依约到西厢。 曾羡花枝拂短墙。 初未识愁那得泪,每浑疑梦奈馀香。 歌逢袅处眉先妩,酒半酣时眼更狂。 闲倚绣帘吹柳絮,问何人似冶游郎。