Source: This couplet was written by Lin Zexu, a politician in the late Qing Dynasty, who was then the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi.
Interpretation: The sea contains hundreds of rivers because of its wide measurement; The mountain is so tall and straight because there is no worldly desire to intrigue.
The first part says that we should have a broad mind like the sea, and the second part shows our firm will to do things.
Extended data
Lin Zexu, a famous feudal politician and a representative of the landlord class reformists, has been in politics for 40 years and served in 13 province. Although as a feudal official, he had the idea of "loyalty to the monarch" and suppressed the uprising of ethnic minorities, at the critical moment when the Chinese nation was facing semi-colonialism, he stepped forward, "put aside misfortune and honor", resolutely banned smoking, resisted foreign armed aggression and defended national sovereignty and territory.
Lin Zexu loves poetry and calligraphy all his life, and has written works such as Yunzuoshanfang Paper Money, Yunzuoshanfang Paper Money, Yunnan Grass Singing, Lin Wenzhong's Official Letter and Hogg Ji Cheng. Manuscripts, diaries, official letters, letters, poems, etc. after the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC). Was compiled as a collection of Lin Zexu's works.
Lin Zexu's calligraphy takes advantage of the situation, emphasizing serenity and not affectation. Although it does not belong to Xiongqiang Road, its lines reflect the innate integrity and integrity of the Chinese nation.
Baidu Encyclopedia-All rivers run into the sea, with great tolerance; This wall stands tall, but it is rigid without desire.
Baidu Encyclopedia-Lin Zexu