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.
太液波澄,向鉴中照影,芙蓉同蒂。 千柄绿荷深,并丹脸争媚。 天心眷临圣日,殿宇分明敞嘉瑞。 弄香嗅蕊。 愿君王,寿与南山齐比。 池边屡回翠辇,拥群仙醉赏,凭栏凝...