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.
韩愈文章盖世,谢安才貌风流。 良辰开宴在西楼。 敢劝一卮芳酒。 记得南宫高第,弟兄都占鳌头。 金炉玉殿瑞香浮。 名在甲科第九。
浣花溪上风光主。 燕集瀛洲开幕府。 商岩本是作霖人,也使闲花沾雨露。 谁怜氏族传簪组。 狂迹偶为风月误。 愿教朱户柳藏春,免作飘零堤上絮。