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.
白日青天一旦明。 旧时勋业此时情。 延英再许裴公对,商鼎须调传说羹。 千万载,辅宗祊。 挚天八柱愈峥嵘。 将军犁却龙庭后,岁傍鳌山奏太平。
懒画娥眉倦整冠。 笋苞来点镜中鬟。 承恩容易报恩难。 鬒发未饶青箬笠,素鳞行簇水晶盘。 流觞元自不相干。