Read the following passage:
from shen nong, a known shape-shifter, was the son of a princess and a sky-dragon.
his shapes were many. most often he chose to appear as a human with the head of an
ox. at other times, his form became an encompassing and fiery wind.
wherever shen nong roamed in the form of this scorching wind, he would destroy the
plants and trees of the land and dry the ground of all its moisture. the fires made by
the heat of the wind would consume entire forests. shen nong, content and quick in
his travels, was oblivious to the havoc he left behind in his wake.
before all hope was lost and the world's vegetation was completely ruined by shen
nong's careless destruction, shi zong di, one of the lord of the wind's ministers, used
his powers to intervene. after pouring water into a large bowl, he put a branch into it,
and then shook the water off the branch and over the entire earth. the fires were
extinguished and the parched soil received much-needed water. this was the first rain
ever to shower down from the sky.
based on the passage, what can be inferred about how this chinese culture
felt about rain?