Ci, also known as long and short sentences, is one of China's ancient poems. It began in Liang Dynasty, formed in Tang Dynasty and flourished in Song Dynasty. According to Old Tang Book; "Since Kaiyuan (the year of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty), singers have mixed the songs of Okoyi Lane." At that time, there were many talented musicians in the city who made a living by singing. According to the need to coordinate the lyrics with the music beat, they created or adapted some long and short sentence lyrics, which are the earliest words.
Characters can be roughly divided into Xiao Ling (less than 58 words), Middle Tone (59-90 words) and Long Tone (more than 9 1 word, with the longest word reaching 240 words). A word, some with only one paragraph, is called monotony; Some are divided into two sections, called double tones; Some are divided into three or four sections, which are called three or four sections.
In the Song Dynasty, after a major breakthrough in the creation of Liu Yong and Su Shi, Ci developed greatly in form and content. Although ci is influenced by literati's poems in language, its elegant carving style has not replaced its popular folk style. The long and short sentences of words are more convenient to express feelings, so the saying that "poetry is blind and lyrics are lyrical" still has some basis.