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.
岳佐星储生佐圣。 真道宏才,济世功名盛。 久践机衡宣密命。 逢时力赞无为政。 明主得贤朝野庆。 昼按从容,帝宠何人并。 早晚紫垣持国柄。 民瞻共荷三台正。