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.
今年为寿,都道是、不比寻常时节。 预庆我公八帙,来献新词一阕。 算得年时,恰当尚父,入相周西伯。 亲逢盛事,宗孙也五十八。 一门富贵荣华,盈床牙笏,何待拈来说。...