Don't say the great pass is truly iron - today we stride over it and start anew.
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history
From Mao Zedong's 1935 ci-poem 《忆秦娥·娄山关》, celebrating the Red Army's recapture of Loushan Pass during the Long March: 雄关漫道真如铁，而今迈步从头越。从头越，苍山如海，残阳如血 - 'Don't say the pass is iron; today we stride over it and begin anew. Begin anew - the dark mountains are a sea, the setting sun the color of blood.'
usage
A go-to quotation for political and business speeches about a 'new start' on an old difficulty. Almost always follows 雄关漫道真如铁.
