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.
绿阴清昼。 两茸茸、梅子黄时侯。 华堂金兽。 香润炉烟透。 舞燕回轻袖。 歌凤翻新奏。 院静人稀,永日迟迟花漏。
一杯为寿。 笑捧处、自传织手钗头。 况有瑞草,齐眉偕老,应难比效。 鸳鸾镇日于飞,惟愿一百二十岁,永同欢,如鱼似水。