Jingwei

  • Reading the Classic of Mountains and Seas (10 of 13)

    Jingwei carries tiny twigs in her beak,Intending to fill the vast blue sea.Xingtian dances with his shield and battle-axe,His fierce resolve forever remains. Though mortal life is spent, no sorrow lingers;Transformed into strange beings, they harbor no regrets.The fierce ambitions of the past still burn within,But how could they ever wait for a time…

  • 精卫填海 (jīng wèi tián hǎi)

    *Jīng wèi tián hǎi* originates from ancient Chinese mythology in *The Classic of Mountains and Seas*. Nüwa, daughter of Yan Emperor, drowned in the Eastern Sea and reincarnated as bird Jingwei, endlessly dropping twigs and stones to fill the sea. This idiom honors unbreakable will and persistent struggle against formidable difficulties.