精选宋词（中英双语）

Ci poetry, originating in the Tang and written to certain tunes in fixed numbers of lines and words, was fully developed in the Song. Composing ci poems became
a common and fashionable practice among the literati. Ci poetry is quite particular about meter and rhyme scheme. Most ci poems are of profound implications. Along with Tang poetry, ci is a treasure house of China’s ancient literature, read with admiration by people over hundreds of years.