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.
湛湛玉清水,矗矗炼丹山。 秀环侯泮,广文分得括苍仙。 虞殿薰风初入。 尧陛祥蓂七叶,此际诞真贤。 学术瑞王国,声誉蔼人寰。 绿槐宫,丹桂殿,杏花坛。 英华粲发,...