——"Young People Should Consciously Practice the Core Values of Socialism -- Speech at the Symposium of Teachers and Students of Peking University" and other articles

■Interpretation

This is Zheng Banqiao's description of the character of bamboo: standing on the green mountain, rooted in the rocks, no matter the wind or rain, it is always strong and straight. The character of bamboo is also like the character of people. Why do some people "die nine times without regret" for the sake of their ideals? Why are some people able to "go east despite a hundred setbacks" for the sake of their careers? The reason is that they have firm ideals and lofty beliefs. Faith is to people, just like green mountains and rocks are to bamboo, with it, we can move forward towards the goal, not disturbed by difficulties, not confused by contradictions, not tempted by interests. Only by establishing a high degree of self-confidence in values can we stand firm on our value position, maintain a clear understanding, and have political determination. Self-confidence is the only way to persistently persevere; Self-confidence is the only way to consciously practice. In order for a country to achieve the goal of development and a nation to realize its own dreams, it also needs to have determination, navigation, and to be able to take root in tradition and hold on to itself. On the road to the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, road confidence, theoretical confidence, and system confidence, these three self-confidence are our "backbone" and "wind bead".

■Original text

Insist that Qingshan does not relax,

The roots are in the broken rock.

Thousands of blows are still strong,

Ren Er's east, west, north and south winds.

——(Qing) Zheng Xie, "Bamboo and Stone"

■Definition

"Bamboo and Stone" is an inscription poem by Zheng Banqiao, and it is also a poem that supports the words and aspirations of things. On the surface, the poet writes about bamboo, but in fact he uses bamboo as a metaphor for people, showing his upright and stubborn character, as well as his iron backbone that will never bow to the evil forces.

This seven-character quatrain begins with the word "bite", which is abrupt and strange, and it is extraordinary. Bamboo is rooted in the crevices of the rocks, and has been hit by wind, frost, rain and snow, but it has always "insisted on the green mountains and not relaxed". The word "bite" writes the tenacity of bamboo and personifies the rock bamboo. The last two sentences "Thousands of blows are still strong, and the wind from east to west, north and south is any", further writing the character of rock bamboo. After countless hardships, Iwatake has become more and more resilient, even if the wind is raging. The word "Ren" writes the fearless, handsome and chic, positive and optimistic of bamboo.

Poetry is like his person, Zheng Banqiao shows the perseverance and perseverance of "Yanzhu" in terms of people, officials and things. Perhaps it is precisely because of the character of "rock bamboo" that the poet has the sympathy for the people of "Yazhai lying down and listening to Xiao Xiaozhu, suspected to be the voice of the people's suffering", maintaining the personality of "writing and taking a thin bamboo" and "throwing the black yarn away without being an official", and cultivating the strong wind of "Ren'er's east, west, north and south winds".