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.
腊近渐知春,已有早梅堪折。 况是诞辰佳宴,拥笙簧罗列。 玉杯休惜十分斟,金炉更频爇。 连理愿同千岁。 看蟠桃重结。