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.
瑞溪庭,满闺秋色好,帘幕低垂。 一床簪笏人间盛,沉檀影里,笙歌沸处,齐捧瑶卮。 习礼复明诗。 胡氏清畏人知。 寿堂已庆灵椿老,年年岁岁,重添嫩叶,频长繁枝。