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.
棣萼楼前佳气蔼。 欣遇称觞,正斗杓移亥。 三两日来连庆会。 贺宾喜色增加倍。 未逊徐雏分小大。 好比晋朝,二陆休声在。 更祝灵椿颜不改。 三苏相继居台宰。