While in his thirties, Shen Gua began to dream frequently of a place. In his dream, he ascended a hill, the summit of which was covered with brightly colored flowers and trees.
三十多歲開始，沈括經常夢見一個地方：先是登上一個小山丘，上面花木如錦，山下有流水清澈，兩岸喬木鬱生。