| It is said that in antiquity a god named KuaFu determined
to have a race with the Sun and catch up with Him. So
he rushed in the direction of the Sun. Finally, he almost
ran neck and neck with the Sun, when he was too thirsty
and hot to continue. Where could he find some water? Just
then the Yellow River and Wei River came into sight, roaring
on. He swooped upon them earnestly and drank the whole
river. But he still felt thirsty and hot, thereupon, he
marched northward for the lakes in the north of China.
Unfortunately, he fell down and died halfway because of
thirst. With his fall, down dropped his cane. Then the
cane became a stretch of peach, green and lush.
And so comes the idiom, KuaFu chased the Sun, which
becomes the trope of man's determination and volition
against nature.
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