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KuaFu Chased the Sun
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.