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.
内乐清虚息万缘。 逍遥真是地行仙。 徙他玉带金鱼贵,听我纶巾羽扇便。 倾九酝,祝长年。 休辞潋滟十分舡。 来年此日称觞处,定有重孙戏膝前。