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.
海东今日太平天。 喜望龙云庆会筵。 尾扇初开明黼座,画帘高卷罩祥烟。 梯航交凑端门外,玉帛森罗殿陛前。 妾献皇龄千万岁,封人何更祝遐年。
北暴东顽,纳款慕义争来。 日新君德更明哉。 歌咏载衢街。 清宁海宇无馀事,乐与民同燕春台。 一年一度上元回。 愿醉万年杯。