1. The moon shines on the bell tower of the mountain temple, and the horn wind blows in the river city. ——"Anonymous's Prose Sentences" by Anonymous of the Tang Dynasty
Interpretation: There was a moon on the bell tower of the temple on the mountain, and a gust of wind blew in the corner of the riverside city.
2. The mountains are full of residual snow and full of wind, and the wild temples have no gates and the courtyards are empty. ——Yuan Zhen of the Tang Dynasty, "Looking at the Moon from the Bell Tower of Fahu Temple in Tongguidian after Snow"
Interpretation: The mountains are covered with snow and mountain wind, the temples in the wild have no doors, and the courtyards are empty.
3. The misty clouds come out of the building, and the bells above are like Four Hundred Autumn. ——Liu Zai of the Song Dynasty, "Inscribed on the Bell Tower of the Golden Temple"
Interpretation: From the misty clouds, you can see the buildings one floor after another. The bell upstairs has a history of four hundred years.
4. Looking at each other in the autumn scenery, the mountains and rivers compete for beauty in the sea. ——Zhu Yi of the Song Dynasty, "Climbing the Bell Tower of Baiyi Temple"
Interpretation: Looking out from the bell tower to admire the autumn scenery, the great rivers and mountains are dazzling in the light and color of the sea.
5. Half a floor of the bell tower was built under a tree, and a mouse on the Buddha bed damaged the lamp. ——Zhang Zhilong, Song Dynasty "Zhang Zhilong, Song Dynasty"
Explanation: Half a bell tower can be seen in the gap between the trees, and a cunning mouse is playing with a weak candlestick on the Buddha's bed.
6. The pine path at the entrance is quiet, and the bell tower can be seen above the trees. ——"Fahua Temple" by Yao Yong of the Song Dynasty
Interpretation: There is a quiet pine forest path after entering the door, and the bell tower can be seen from the treetops.
7. Weicen is a hundred feet high and has a deep stream below. ——Zhao Fan, Song Dynasty, "My father lived under the bell tower of Puning Temple and built a Weizhai. The old name is Kanzhi. The official list of the Book of Changes says that the servant of my uncle's book in Hengzhou, Fa Shensheng, is a poem. Four short poems with the rhyme of Fa Shensheng Zhai"
Explanation: The bell tower is a hundred feet high, and there is a deep stream below the bell tower.
8. The bells ring and the mountains and rivers dawn, and the stars under the dew are wet. ——Huang Tingjian, Song Dynasty, "Staying on the Bell Tower of Huangzhou Guanyin Temple"
Interpretation: The bell rang the morning in the mountains and rivers, and the dew wetted the stars.
9. The clouds rise and the bell tower becomes dark, and the peach blossoms bloom in the wild temple in spring. ——Yuan Sadura's "Wind and Rain on Zhongshan Mountain?"
Interpretation: As the clouds increase, the bell tower dims, the peach blossoms bloom, and spring comes in the outdoor temple.
10. Willows and crows crow at dusk, and the bell tower sets into the west. ——Zhang Xian at the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty "Zhang Xian at the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty"
Interpretation: In the evening, the crows of crows came from the willow trees, and the sun on the bell tower set on the Western Mountain.