From: Li Yanjie's speech is attached with "Excerpts of Li Yanjie's Frequently Used Philosophical Warnings". It has nothing to do with "Cai Gen Tan"

1. Original text:

Mountains and rocks block the river and eventually it flows eastward, and the snow humiliates the frost and the plum blossoms still bloom toward the sun.

When you look from a distance, you can see that the storm is small; when you fly in the sky, you know that the sea is calm.

2. Translation

No matter how blocked by mountains or intercepted by stones, the river will flow eastward. No matter the snow is frozen or the frost is cold, the plum blossoms still bloom proudly. Strong willed and persistent.

Extended information

Theme of Li Yanjie’s speech

During liberation, Li Yanjie saw Guo Moruo’s speech at the Peking University Open Square, which left a deep impression on him. His first public speech was on January 25, 1977.

At that time, he was a lecturer at Beijing Normal University. The Beijing Municipal Transportation Bureau asked him to give a report criticizing Jiang Qing. He creatively started from "Why Ms. Jiang Qing likes "Red and Black", "Jane Eyre", "Gone with the Wind" ", "The Grudge of Monte Cristo" and "The Scarlet Letter", he set out and gave a speech, which caused a sensation. From this, in his own words, he walked out of the ivory tower and ran to the cross streets.

On March 25, 1980, a Xinhua News Agency newsletter summarized Li Yanjie’s experience when discussing how to make young students willing to accept highly political principles: When teaching theory, it is a bit Philosophy; a bit new when imparting knowledge; a bit interesting in language expression.

Li Yanjie’s report has always been popular, and it does not make any big mistakes, because it grasps these three points: adhere to principles without rigidity, adhere to reform and opening up and never engage in liberalization, and never simplify publicity and education. Li is good at grasping the characteristics of the times. According to media reports, he proposes a new lecture topic every few years.

For example, from 1976 to 1980, "shattering the old shackles"; from 1990 to 1992, "meeting the challenges of the new era"; from 1992 to 1995, "joining the tide of reform"... October 25, 2007, Li Yanjie He completed his 4078th speech at the Centenary Lecture Hall of Peking University and spent his 78th birthday at the same time.

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