It is good when the water is shining and clear, but the mountains are also strange when it is empty and rainy. ——Su Shi's "Two Poems on Drinking from the First Sunny and the Later Rain on the Lake·Part 2"
In the Baiyun Spring on Tianping Mountain, the clouds are careless and the water is free. ——Bai Juyi's "Baiyunquan"
The willows are green and the Qingjiang River is level, and I hear the singing on Langjiang River. ——Liu Yuxi's "One of Two Poems on Bamboo Branches"
The lake light and autumn moon are harmonious, and there is no windshield on the lake surface that has not been polished. ——Liu Yuxi's "Looking at the Dongting"
In August, the lake is horizontal, and the water is too clear. ——Meng Haoran "Looking at Dongting Lake and presenting it to Prime Minister Zhang/Lin Dongting"
The moon is shining brightly, and the bright river is full of shadows, both inside and outside are clear. ——Zhang Xiaoxiang's "Niannujiao·Crossing the Dongting"
The spring water in Noda is as green as the mirror, and the silhouettes of people crossing the pond are not startled. ——Wang Zao's "Spring Day: There are no sunny days in one spring"
Looking at the green mountains and rivers of Dongting in the distance, there is a green snail in the silver plate. ——Liu Yuxi's "Looking at the Dongting"
The wind is quiet at night and the grain is flat. ——Su Shi's "Linjiang Immortal·Drinking at Dongpo at night and waking up drunk again"
The breeze is coming slowly, but the water is sluggish. ——Su Shi's "Ode to the Former Red Cliff"
If you are confused and want to ask questions, the evening is long on a flat sea. ——Meng Haoran, "Early Cold on the River, Early Cold"
The setting sun shines brightly on the West Lake, Huawu Pingting, the waves are flat for ten hectares, and there is no boat crossing the wild bank. ——Ouyang Xiu "Picking Mulberries·The West Lake is Beautiful in the Afterglow at Sunset"
After the rain, the tide is flat, the river and the sea are blue, and the electric light catches the purple golden snake. ——Su Shi's "Late Scene of Wanghai Tower·The wind blows the rain into the building"
The water is all pale green, and the bottom is thousands of feet away.
——Wu Jun's "Book of Thoughts with Zhu Yuan"