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.
碧霄彩旆垂铃,应南极星躔光灿。 巍巍名阀,芳传汉相,貂蝉炳焕。 德莹冰壶,量包沧海,神锺岩电。 向宝储内阁,英摽才华,声猷著膺宸眷。 荐领名都屏翰,更循良、歌腾...