West Forest Tempel

中文English

题西林壁

横看成岭侧成峰，

远近高低各不同。

不识庐山真面目，

只缘身在此山中

– 苏轼 (1037 – 1101)

Written on the Wall at West Forest Temple

It’s a range viewed in face and peaks viewed from the side,

Assuming different shapes viewed from far and wide

Of Mountain Lu we cannot make out the true face,

For we are lost in the heart of the very place

– Su Shi (1037 - 1101)

Listen to the poem (mp3, read by Lin Zhu)