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.
清晓祥云绕碧天。 老人星忽下南躔。 庭兰共酌长生酒,持上华堂彩侍前。 开绮席,舞朱颜。 轻红莲叶荐金盘。 沉香小院浑先暑,更有杯传数百年。