Traditional industries may be declining, but like ten thousand trees blooming ahead of the sickly one, new industries are thriving.
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From Liu Yuxi's 《酬乐天扬州初逢席上见赠》 (Tang dynasty, 826), second half of the couplet paired with 沉舟侧畔千帆过. After 23 years of exile, Liu Yuxi uses the image to insist that even in personal ruin, the forest of the living presses on.
usage
Always cited with 沉舟侧畔千帆过. Modern quotes treat the full couplet as a proverb of resilience and renewal — 'the world moves on, and so should you.'
