小帆自在渡長江 Little sailboat crossing the Yangtze River with nary a care,
無向漂蕩隨波浪 In no particular direction, it goes along with the current.
晴日順流雨天逆 On sunny days, smooth sailing and on rainy days against the flow,
總到東海水茫茫 Eventually, the vastness and great waves of the Eastern Ocean reached.
Rivers in China flows towards the east because of the geography of the land. Legend has it that the God of Water and Fire had a battle. The Fire God was so enraged that he lost the battle and charged at one of the pillars that supported the earth and knocked it down. The Goddess Nuwa had to use the Five-Colored Stones to repair it and the heavens. However, it is slightly lower and hence the direction of Chinese rivers.
Sunday, August 22, 2021
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