"Jingwei Reclamation of the Sea" comes from the "Book of Mountains and Seas·Beishan Jing". It is a mythical story of the ancients praising good wishes and perseverance. Praise the Jingwei bird for its tragic fighting spirit in daring to fight against the sea. Later generations often used the phrase "Jingwei reclamation" as a metaphor for the arduous and outstanding undertakings undertaken by people with lofty ideals and benevolence.
Jingwei’s reclamation of the sea is one of the ancient Chinese myths and legends. According to legend, Jingwei was originally the youngest daughter of Yandi Shennong, named Nvwa. One day the girl went to the East China Sea to play and drowned in the water. After her death, the girl turned into a magical bird with a flowered head, a white beak, and red claws. She thought of the ruthless sea waves that had destroyed her, and also thought that others might also be deprived of their young lives, so she He kept bringing twigs and stones from the Western Mountains and threw them into the sea, hoping to fill the sea. Then it screamed "Jingwei, Jingwei", as if calling itself.
She flew endlessly between the Western Mountains and the East China Sea throughout her life. Later, Jingwei and Petrel became a couple and gave birth to many birds. The female was like Jingwei and the male was like Petrel. Little Jingwei, like their mother, also carried rocks to fill the sea. To this day, they are still doing this kind of work.