-Su Shi

Peach blossoms outside the bamboo, and

Duck Prophet of Riverside Plumbing.

Artemisia sphaerocephala has short buds all over the ground,

it is the time when puffer fish want to go up.

This poem was written by Su Shi for Hui Chong's painting "Night Scene on the Spring River". There are both real scenes (the first three sentences) and poet's associations (the last sentence) in the poem. Among them, the second sentence, "Prophet of Plumbing Duck on the Spring River", can be described as a famous sentence throughout the ages, which tells a philosophy that only those who participate in practice can see ahead. Ducks often get into the water, so the water gets warmer. They are the first to know. The same is true of people. Only by being diligent in practice can we be proactive.