Grassroots began in the United States in the19th century, when the United States was immersed in the gold rush. At that time, it was widely rumored that where the grass roots on the surface of the mountain soil grew luxuriantly, there was gold under it. Later, the word "grassroots" was introduced into the field of sociology, and "grassroots" was given the connotation of "grassroots people". The word "grassroots" came into being during the gold rush in America in the19th century. It is widely rumored that some mountains have gold on the surface of soil and where grass roots grow. British grass roots. As a single entry, it is interpreted as ① mass and grassroots; (2) rural areas; 3 foundation; Basic. "Grassroots" has two broad meanings: first, it refers to the power relative to the government or decision makers; This meaning is closely related to ideology. We usually say that some non-governmental organizations, non-governmental organizations, etc., can generally be considered as "grassroots." Some scholars call non-governmental organizations (also known as unofficial organizations, that is, N.G.O) grassroots people's organizations. Another meaning is the activity intensity of the disadvantaged class corresponding to the mainstream or elite culture and class. For example, the culture, customs or activities of some people who are not paid much attention to and ordinary citizens. For example, in the action plans of Taiwan Province Province and Democratic Progressive Party, there is such a statement: "Culture encourages grassroots culture, guarantees cultural property and folk skills, strengthens roving exhibitions and performances, and coordinates urban and rural cultural development." The explanation of "grassroots" in the network and reality can be said to be very comprehensive. Every article talks about "grassroots" and explains its origin in English and Chinese. It is also acknowledged that it was first popular in the United States, and then it was introduced to China in 1980s, which was endowed with a deeper meaning. There are corresponding words in every field. As Liu Ren, the founder of DoNews.com, said in his blog Gratitude of Grassroots, "Grassroots are relative. There is a saying that "the grass that lives in groups has power." There are two interpretations of this sentence. The first thing is not to be narcissistic, but to actively cooperate. Second, many hands make light work, and teamwork is very important. A grass will never grow into a towering tree. In recent cultural studies, scholars often cite the word "grassroots". Weeds have tenacious vitality because of their ordinary nature; Weeds are life created by sunlight, water and soil; Weeds seem loose, but they are endless; Weeds will never grow into towering trees, but they will live forever because they are rooted in the earth. Weeds are endowed with human spirit, even with stubborn human weakness. Grassroots have strong cohesion, more vitality and independence. The so-called "grassroots" means popularization, but from various articles, the meaning of "grassroots" in practical application is far richer than the above explanation. Grassroots have nothing to do with power and status. It has two characteristics: first, it is tenacious and should represent the vitality of "wildfire never dies, spring breeze blows high"; Second, extensive. It's everywhere. According to this reasoning, every blogger who keeps updating on the keyboard should be a grassroots. Network industry should be grass-roots culture. In Chinese communities such as Hongkong, Taiwan Province, Singapore and Malaysia, "grassroots" has already entered people's language life, even in the Mainland, it entered the pragmatic circle around 1987. Nowadays, it is used in the media with an astonishing frequency, and its word-formation ability and free combination ability are beyond the reach of Chinese communities outside Chinese mainland. In Chinese communities such as Hongkong, Taiwan Province, Singapore and Malaysia, "grassroots, grassroots people, grassroots councillors and grassroots ambassadors" are frequently used. However, in Chinese mainland, we see more "grass roots" or "grass roots". For example: grassroots, grassroots edition, grassroots director, grassroots official, grassroots public, grassroots world, grassroots city, grassroots economy, grassroots industry, grassroots finance, grassroots bank, grassroots culture, grassroots power, grassroots organization, grassroots spirit, grassroots consciousness, grassroots movement, grassroots team, grassroots revolution, grassroots complex, grassroots works, etc. What is "grassroots"? It's actually quite simple. However, the popularity of the word "grassroots" seems to have gone beyond its original meaning. What is its metaphorical meaning? You have to look it up in the dictionary. The newly published Dictionary of Modern Chinese Norms has 76 articles, all of which confiscated "grass roots". The dictionary has no purpose and nothing, but it has extended meaning, but unfortunately the dictionary editor still turns a blind eye. "Grassroots" has many meanings, so it is really difficult to generalize and make it clear.