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.
境跨三千里,楼侵尺五天。 碧鸳鸯瓦昼生烟。 未信西山台观、压当年。 野色分禾黍,秋声入管弦。 闲挥弹麈襞吟笺。 三十万家风月、共流连。