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.
丹九转,纯一太初颜。 内外无为常抱朴,纵横海外与人间。 功行积丘山。 青阙诏,玉简赐金环。 饮罢刀圭乘羽驾,旌幢箫鼓过天关。 朝帝列仙班。