Taiwan is an island of mountains that capture moisture and cause rainfall. Valleys come with mountains and when the water flows down the hillsides of these valleys, it is captured to form rivers and streams. However, in the steepest terrains, when it rains heavily and suddenly, the water level will rise in an instant and flow to the sea, while the land remains as dry as usual. How do we respond to a situation like this?

THE WATER NETWORK OF THE EARTH originates in the canals in Taoyuan, Taiwan. and combines the issue of water shortages with the development and usage of water resources to show how our ancestors created a water network with canals, dug ponds where artesian springs are, and canals where rivers are. In the past 300 years, we discover how they created an artificial water network to deal with the natural issue of water shortages and turned a wasteland into fertile farmland with water from the faraway mountains.