Washing Creek Sand: Visiting Qingquan Temple in Qishui

I visited Qingquan Temple in Qishui; the temple stands above Orchid Creek, whose waters flow westward.

At the foot of the hill, young orchid shoots lie soaked in the brook; the sandy path among the pines is clean and free of mud; in the soughing evening rain the cuckoo cries.

Who says a man can never be young again? The stream before the gate can still flow west! Then do not, because your hair is white, sing the song of the yellow cock.