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.
搀先四日花朝节。 红紫争罗列。 传言玉女降生朝。 箕宿光联婺宿、灿云霄。 斒衣红袖齐歌舞。 称颂椒觞举。 群仙列侍宴瑶池。 王母麻姑同寿、更无期。