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.
功名早。 步武青云缭绕。 斯文近有成效。 绛纱拍拍春风满,香动一池芹藻。 瓜期到。 便勇撤皋比,此去应光耀。 立登枢要。 向红叶阶前紫薇阁,管不负年少。