He remarks that Taiwan's climate is agreeable, its topography richly varied, its soil fertile, and furthermore, because it is separated from the mainland by a body of water, Taiwan has been able to avoid entanglement in the chaotic events that frequently occur there, thus absorbing and cultivating a diverse culture and social system.
他說，台灣不僅氣候良好，地形富於變化，土地肥沃，而且因為與大陸一水相隔，既可避免捲入大陸經常發生的動亂之中，也得以吸收、培養出多元的文化與社會制度。