Tā píng zhe yúgōng-yíshān de yìlì wánchéng le zhè xiàng gōngchéng.
He completed the project with the perseverance of the Foolish Old Man.
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history
From the classic text 《列子》: an old man decided to move two mountains blocking his path. When mocked, he said his sons and grandsons would continue after him. God was moved by his determination and sent two immortals to carry the mountains away.
culture
Mao Zedong famously used this story in a 1945 speech to inspire the Communist Party, making it one of the most politically significant idioms in modern China. It was mandatory reading for decades.
