Chaimen hears dogs barking, and people return home on a snowy night. ——Liu Changqing of the Tang Dynasty, "The Master Stays at Furong Mountain in the Snow"
Why are the dogs barking? There are officials at the door. ——Han's "Poetry of the Governor of Ciba County"
Dogs bark in the deep alleys, and roosters crow at the top of the mulberry trees. ——Tao Yuanming of Jin Dynasty, "Returning to the Garden and Living in the Fields"
The chickens and dogs sing together at dusk, and the city is empty in autumn. ——Chu Guangxi of the Tang Dynasty, "Xinfeng Zuo Yiyin Si Xiaoshu"
Amidst the sound of dogs barking and water, peach blossoms are thick with rain.
——Li Bai of the Tang Dynasty "Visiting the Taoist Priests in Daitian Mountain but Unexpectedly"