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.
间世文章万选钱。 清时平步八花砖。 大开紫府瑶池宴,正是橙黄橘绿天。 金烛里,玉堂前。 翰林元是武夷仙。 雍容草罢明堂诏,留取天香馥寿筵。