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.
天正朔旦开新历。 吾家伯父长生日。 兰玉傍庭阶。 称觞特地来。 后年逢七十。 今岁瞻南极。 南极寿星宫。 分明矍铄翁。