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.
柳拈金丝花吐绣。 蝶拍莺歌,来献天人寿。 一点红黄眉上秀。 玻璃满泛长生酒。 丁祝遐龄天样久。 年年岁岁笙歌奏。 早晚郎君纡紫绶。 归来色共斑衣斗。