Where does Hanshan Temple outside Gusu refer to?

"Gusu" refers to Suzhou. Gusu is another name of Suzhou, named after Gusu Mountain in the southwest of the city. Hanshan Temple: Near Qiao Feng, it was built in the Southern Liang Dynasty. According to legend, it was named after Hanshan, a monk who lived here in the Tang Dynasty. In Xifengqiao Town, Suzhou City, the real name is "Miaoliping Tower Courtyard", also known as Qiao Feng Temple.

"Hanshan Temple outside Gusu City" comes from a night-mooring near maple bridge written by Tang Dynasty poet Zhang Ji. The original text is as follows:

Crows fell on the moon, crowed coldly, slept on maple trees, and slept in fishing lanes by the river.

In the lonely Hanshan Temple outside Suzhou, the bell that rang in the middle of the night reached the passenger ship.

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The moon sets, crows crow and the sky is cold. They sleep sadly on the maple trees and fishing fires by the river.

In the lonely and quiet Hanshan Ancient Temple outside Gusu City, the bell ringing at midnight reached the passenger ship.

The Creative Background of a night-mooring near maple bridge

According to Volume III of Biography of Talented Scholars in the Tang Dynasty, Zhang Ji was promoted by Yang Jun, assistant minister of does, in the 12th year of Tianbao (753), that is to say, he was admitted as a scholar. An Shi Rebellion broke out in the 14th year of Tianbao (755), and in June of the 15th year of Tianbao (756), Xuanzong fell to Shu. Because the political situation in Jiangnan was relatively stable at that time, many scribes fled to Jiangsu and Zhejiang to avoid chaos, including Zhang Ji.

One autumn night, the poet anchored at Fengqiao outside Suzhou. The beautiful scenery of autumn night in Jiangnan water town attracted this traveler with travel worries, which made him appreciate a poetic beauty with meaningful feelings and wrote this poem with clear artistic conception.