Jin Shengshui is one of the five elements, which is hard to understand. Literally, a metal can become a liquid when heated, but this liquid is definitely not water. If you explain it this way, aquatic wood can't explain it, so this understanding is wrong.
The gold mentioned here can be understood as the general name of metals, and it can also be understood as the general name of metals. Because in ancient times, well water was a symbol of Chinese civilized settlement tribes, allowing people to settle far away from rivers, which not only avoided the disaster caused by river flooding, but also directly drank sweet water. The history of wells can be traced back to the construction of wells by Boyi in 5700, so water can be understood as well water, and gold has been used to dig wells and get water from ancient times to modern society.
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Gold begets water, which is the viewpoint of the Five Elements Theory, and reflects the working people's initial understanding of the world in ancient China. According to the ancients' understanding of geography, gold mines are all near rivers, that is, where there is gold, there must be water. For example: Jinsheng Lishui, also known as Lijiang, also known as Jinsha River, produces gold. ("thousand words")
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Jinshengshui-Baidu Encyclopedia