◎Couplets Hung on the Columns

The sea flows and ebbs successively in the mornings.

The floating clouds appear and disappear frequently.

-Couplets from Meng Jiangnv Temple in Shanhaiguan

Note: These couplets were engraved on the pillars on both sides of the gate of Meng Jiangnv Temple.On the surface, this pair of couplets shows the natural scenery around Meng Jiangnv Temple: The sea flows and ebbs in front of the temple, never tired; floating clouds float across the hills sometimes.From the deep meaning, it expresses feelings by means of scenery, using the changes of the sea water and floating clouds to imply the vicissitudes of the world.It reveals the endless lament of Meng Jiangnv's story.