Water Channels: Narrow, Shallow, Close to the Ground

A canal extending along the axis. Its width is about thirty to fifty centimeters, and its depth is only about ten centimeters. The canal edge is flush with the paving or one step higher. The bottom is made of dark stone to make the water appear deeper. The water surface is calm, almost still, and connects to a small pond at the end. Avoid: making the canal wide and deep like a river; creating high railings along the canal edge; using light-colored tiles at the bottom, making the water appear white; making the canal curved, losing its axial alignment.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一條沿軸線延伸的水渠。寬度約三十到五十公分,深度只有十幾公分,渠緣與鋪面齊平或高出一階,底部是深色的石材讓水看起來更深。水面平靜幾乎不流動,末端接一個小池。避免:把水渠做寬做深像運河、渠緣做出高欄杆、底部貼淺色磁磚讓水變白、讓水渠彎曲失去軸線。