唐时，重元寺堪称巨刹，韦应物、白居易和皮日休都是唐代著名的诗人，并且均出任过苏州刺史，他们为该寺创作了脍炙人口的诗篇。
著名诗人韦应物（公元737～792年）曾作《登寺阁诗》，描写的即为重元寺：“时暇陟云构，晨霁澄景光。始见吴都大，十里郁苍苍。山川表明丽，湖海吞大荒。合沓臻水陆，骈阗会四方。俗繁节又暄，雨顺物亦康。禽鱼各翔泳，草木遍芬芳。于兹省氓俗，一用劝农桑。诚知虎符忝，但恨归路长。”

Tang, Yuan Temple can be re-giant brakes, Wei Yingwu, and Po Chu-Pi is the famous Tang Dynasty poet, and Suzhou have been appointed provincial governor, who Monastery for the creation of a well-known poems.
Wei Yingwu well-known poet (AD 737 to 792 years) has been the subject of "Teng Kok Temple poem," The description is re-yuan Temple: "The time when the structure Zhi Yun, Chen Ji Cheng King-kwong. Only see Wu are big, gray ten-yu . Mountains and rivers showed that Li, Wu Tun Da Huang Hai. Again and again attained a combined land and water, the Quartet will be side by side. Vulgar fan section also Xuan, Yu-shun, Culture and Sport also. Xiang the fish swimming birds, vegetation all over the fragrance. Vagrant in the province is popular, with a Sang persuade farmers. Honor of Hu Fu-cheng know, but hate the long return. "