Tā xiàng xuě zhōng de qīngsōng yíyàng, cónglái bú xiàng kùnnan dītóu.
Like a pine in the snow, he never bows to hardship.
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culture
Pines stay green through the winter, so 青松 stands for integrity under pressure. It is often paired with cypresses, 青松翠柏, the trees planted at memorials and cemeteries.
history
陈毅's poem 《青松》 opens 大雪压青松，青松挺且直 'heavy snow weighs on the green pine, yet the pine stands straight and tall'. Written in 1960, it is a call to stand firm in hard times.
