"This concept had already taken shape back in the Han Dynasty," Huang says. Two thousand years ago the people of the Han Dynasty used the water in pans to represent broad lakes and ponds, and they added ceramic models of buildings, trees, and animals to symbolize the boundless vitality of nature.
「這種觀念自漢朝即已形成」，黃永川說，在兩千年前，漢朝人用圓形的陶盆盛水，象徵廣大的池塘或湖泊，又在盆裡放置一些陶製的樓宇、樹木和水鴨，表現大自然無限生機。