On a moonlit night at the Twenty-Four Bridge, where can a beautiful lady teach me how to play the flute? ——Du Mu of the Tang Dynasty, "Send to Judge Han Chuo of Yangzhou"
Poor night of the third day of September, the dew is like pearls and the moon is like a bow. ——Bai Juyi of the Tang Dynasty, "Ode to the Dusk River"
The sound of wind and rain at night can tell how many flowers have fallen. ——"Spring Dawn" by Meng Haoran of the Tang Dynasty
A gentle breeze stirred up the waves, scattering stars all over the river. ——Zha Shenxing, Qing Dynasty, "What I Saw on the Boat Night Book"
The sky is as cold as water at night, and I sit and watch Altair and Vega.
——Du Mu's "Autumn Eve" of the Tang Dynasty