Appreciation of inspirational couplet calligraphy works

Song Wan Temple was built in Kangxi period of Qing Dynasty. According to legend, when Taoist Duan first came to the temple, he envied the beautiful scenery here, but because the temple was small, he raised funds to expand it. After the completion of the Wanmiao Temple in the New Song Dynasty, some scholars were invited to sing poems to praise the scenery of Sri Lanka. It's just that all the poems are mediocre, and none of them satisfy Duan Teli. At this time, a shepherd boy caught in the middle reading the couplets of the scribes' poems actually laughed out loud from time to time. Duan Teli curiously asked the shepherd boy if he could write. The shepherd boy just said "give it a try" and went to the patio. Make a pair of crazy grass couplets with bullwhip in one breath. Li Anyun: Looking around, it is extreme for Joe to study, and they can't share happiness; When you bow your head, you will experience spring, summer, autumn and winter, and you will never know yourself.

Signed "Learn Fairy Boy".

Duan Teli and the scribes looked at this couplet and were amazed and impressed. When everyone came back to find the shepherd boy, the shepherd boy had disappeared. Later, Duan Teli asked craftsmen to carve this couplet and hang it in the temple.

In addition to this peculiar couplet, there is also a cursive couplet in Song Wan Temple by Kan Zhenzhao, one of the four great calligraphers in Yunnan in the Qing Dynasty. Cloud to which it is connected:

Looking back on the opportunity, the world is a wild horse;

Loud whistling, the shape of Sha Ou in this world.

These two cursive couplets are not only profound in meaning, but also full of Zen quips. The calligraphy art is unparalleled and can be called the treasure of the town temple.

By the way, in addition to couplets, Song Wan Temple has two wonders: First, pine needles never fall on the roof; First, there is a well three feet deep. The sky is dry, the water does not overflow, and it leaks out. Together, it is called the "Three Wonders" Song Wan Temple.