1. Earth, you are the mother of all things. ——Meleage, Greece
2. The earth is the best refuge. ——Jan Howell from the United States
3. What is born from the earth will eventually return to the earth. —— Joe Peale from the United States
4. The stars hang over the vast plains, and the moon surges across the river. ——Du Fu, Tang Dynasty, "Long Night Book"
Vernacular: The wilderness is vast, the stars in the sky are like hanging down to the ground, the bright moon is rolling in the water, and only then can you see the rushing river.
5. The land is low, the wilderness is vast, the sky is far away and the river is late at dusk. ——Du Fu of the Tang Dynasty, "Qianxing·The war is still undecided"
Vernacular text: The terrain is low and flat, there are no mountains, but the field of vision is broad; the sky is vast and far away, and the river flows slowly in the evening. He writes about scenes and emotions, looking into the distance and thinking about his brothers and sisters, and feeling melancholy in his old age, which reflects the loneliness of his mind.
6. People look small in the wilderness, but all birds in the sky are equal. ——Cen Shen of the Tang Dynasty "Reward Cui Thirteen Attendants for Climbing Yulei Mountain to Reflect on Their Hometown"
Vernacular text: From a distance in the wilderness, people are very small, and the birds in the sky are arranged neatly.
7. No one has gone to Pingwu for thousands of miles, and birds are flying over thousands of mountains at sunset. ——Liu Changqing of the Tang Dynasty, "Climbing the Songjiang Station and Looking North at the Hometown"
Vernacular: No one goes in the wilderness, and thousands of mountain birds fly into the sky.
8. Why do I always have tears in my eyes? Because I love this land deeply. ——Modern Ai Qing
9. We love the earth just like a newborn baby loves the warm embrace of its mother. ——Indian Seattle
10. The motherland is more important than life. It is our mother and our land. ——Modern Neruda