Because of the line "on the red apricot branches spring is in uproar", Song Qi was nicknamed the Red Apricot Minister.
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The line comes from his ci 《玉楼春》. 王国维 singled out its 闹 "bustle": with that one word, he said, the whole scene comes alive. With his elder brother 宋庠 he was known as one of the "Two Songs".
