1. Stay firm on the green hills and never let go; your roots are still in the broken rocks. ——"Bamboo and Stone" Qing Dynasty: Zheng Xie.
Vernacular interpretation: The bamboo grasps the green mountain and does not relax at all. Its roots are firmly rooted in the crevices of the rocks.
2. There will be times when you ride the wind and waves, and hang your sails directly to help the sea. ——"Difficulty on the Road" Tang Dynasty: Li Bai.
Vernacular interpretation: I believe that the time to ride the wind and waves will always come, and when the time comes, I must raise my sails and cross the sea!
3. Thousands of hammers were used to carve out the deep mountains, and the fire burned them as if nothing happened. Don't be afraid of your bones being shattered into pieces, you want to leave your innocence in this world. ——"Ode of Lime" Ming Dynasty: Yu Qian.
Vernacular interpretation: Limestone is mined from the mountains after thousands of hammers, and it treats the burning of raging fire as a very common thing.
Don't be afraid even if your body is broken into pieces, as long as you keep your noble integrity in the world.
4. Even after countless hardships, you are still strong, regardless of the winds from east to west, north and south. ——"Bamboo and Stone" Qing Dynasty: Zheng Xie.
Vernacular interpretation: After countless hardships and blows, the body and bones are still strong, no matter you blow the southeast wind in the scorching summer or the northwest wind in the severe winter.
5. Once the hard work has happened, the stars will fall all around. The mountains and rivers are broken, the wind flutters and the catkins float, and the life experience is ups and downs. Afraid to say panic on the beach, sigh alone in the ocean. Who has never died since ancient times? Keep your loyalty to reflect history. ——"Crossing the Lingding Ocean" Song Dynasty: Wen Tianxiang
Vernacular interpretation: Looking back on my early years of going through a lot of hardships from the imperial examination to becoming an official, it has been four hard years since the war subsided. The country is in danger like catkins in the strong wind, and the ups and downs in one's life are like duckweeds in the rain, drifting without roots, rising and sinking. The disastrous defeat at Panpantan makes me still panic to this day. It is a pity that I was trapped in Yuanlu alone in the ocean, and I have been helpless since then. Since ancient times, people are bound to die! If you can be loyal to the country, you will still be able to shine for thousands of years after your death and leave your name in history.