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.
点检尧蓂,自元宵过了,两荚初飞。 葱葱郁郁佳气,喜溢庭闱。 惟知降、月里姮娥,欣对良时。 但见婺星腾瑞彩,年年辉映南箕。 好是庭阶兰玉,伴一枝丹桂,戏舞莱衣。 ...