Refers to the persistent vitality and resilience of something that, despite facing destruction or suppression, will always revive and flourish anew. It signifies that powerful forces or setbacks cannot eradicate things that possess strong inherent life force or spirit.
Era:
Ancient
Frequency:
Story:
During the Tang Dynasty, the renowned poet Bai Juyi, at the age of 16, brought his poem "Farewell to the Grass on the Ancient Plain" (赋得古原草送别) to meet Gu Kuang, the Imperial Chronicler responsible for compiling national history, seeking his advice and refinement.
Gu Kuang, upon reading it, recognized the profound skill in his poetry.
The lines from the poem were: "Vast, vast the grass on the ancient plain, it withers and flourishes year after year. Wildfires cannot burn it all away; with the spring breeze, it grows again."