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.
肥绽梅红,嫩翻荷绿,微凉时起青萍。 人间福艾,都属老人星。 累建高牙大纛,循良治、是处彬彬。 棠阴里,丰碑纪德,仁爱浃生民。 纶巾。 风物裹,一筇徒倚,傲睨寰瀛...
嫩凉如水,正一天风露,秋容如沐。 明日中秋今夜月,千里清辉光足。 周室姬公,唐家元轨,来享人间福。 老人星瑞,光芒南照檐曲。 行看裂土分茅,朱颜青鬓,好称腰横玉...