For instance, next to the bed of the Chiaotou River, they planted lantana and perennial morning glory. "Colloquially, earthquakes are known as 'the earth bull turning' and the Chinese name for morning glory is 'holding-the-bull flower,'" Hou notes.
例如他就在橋頭河床邊，種植馬櫻丹和多年生的牽牛花，「因為地震俗稱地牛翻身，牽牛花垂下去，把『牛』『牽』住，讓地動（地震）不要那麼多，是有象徵意義的，」侯文忠說。