Chapter 313 Hanshan Temple outside Gusu City

During the Tianbao period of Tang Dynasty, the poet Zhang Ji went to Beijing to take the exam, but unfortunately he lost his name to Sun Shan.On an autumn evening, take a boat to Suzhou City West Fengqiao.At this time, the sky was full of frost and the trees were misty.Facing this wonderful autumn night scenery, the poet was deeply moved, and wrote the eternal swan song entitled "Night Mooring at Maple Bridge". The moon falls and the sky is filled with black crows and frost, Jiang Feng Yuhuo confronts Mianmian. Hanshan Temple outside Gusu City, the midnight bells to the passenger ship.

This famous poem with natural charm expresses what the poet sees, hears, and feels in just two sentences, and draws a picture of a desolate autumn night wandering.The crowing of crows, the frosty sky, the maple trees by the river, and the little fishing fires, this cold autumn night in the water town, accompanied by the wanderers in the boat, has been passed down not only in China through the ages, but also overseas.It makes people feel the eternity and loneliness of time and space, and produces boundless reveries about life and history.Hanshan Temple has become famous because of this. There are countless poems and essays about Hanshan Temple by poets and poets from all over the world.Among the many scenic spots, Hanshan Temple enjoys such a high reputation in the poetry world, which is unique.

The most fascinating thing in Hanshan Temple is undoubtedly the bell tower.There are three copper bells of different sizes hanging in the building. Among them, the huge bell hanging on the second floor is huge, imitating the shape of the Ming Dynasty and made in the late Qing Dynasty. Thousands of years have passed, and now on New Year's Eve, there are still Japanese monks and tourists who come from thousands of miles to pay their respects to Hanshan Temple, waiting for the 108 bells to ring in the middle of the night.It is said that the Japanese have a special liking for Hanshan Temple. As early as 800 years ago, they had their own Hanshan Temple.

Zhang Ji, (unknown year of birth and death), styled Yisun, was born in Xiangzhou (now Xiangyang, Hubei).A poet in the mid-Tang Dynasty.Most of his poems are registered and recorded, not fake. "Night Mooring at the Maple Bridge" is a widely circulated masterpiece.