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The poem "How can the canal be so clear". From Zhu's Two Thoughts on Reading in the Southern Song Dynasty.
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. The poem is as follows:
One of "Two Thoughts on Reading"
Song? Chu Hsi
Half an acre of square pond opened, and the sky was overcast.
How can the canal be so clear? Because there is inexhaustible living water for it.
Interpretation of the whole poem:
Half an acre of square pond is like a mirror, and the sky and clouds are shining and floating on the water.
Why is the water in the pond so clear? It is because there is an inexhaustible source that continuously delivers living water to it.