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.
东风报暖,到头嘉气渐融怡。 巍峨凤阙,起鳌山万仞,争耸云涯。 梨园弟子,齐奏新曲,半是埙篪。 见满筵、簪绅醉饱,颂鹿鸣诗。