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.
清晓听麻姑,来约西王母。 共取蟠桃簇玉盘,来劝摩耶酒。 王母问摩耶,此意还知否。 只为曾生我佛来,更与千千寿。