愚公移山
愚公移山是中国家喻户晓的寓言故事。战国时期思想家、哲学家列子以流传在太行、王屋山区（今河南济源）的民间故事为原型，创作了《愚公移山》，收录在《列子·汤问》中。
相传北山山下住着一位名叫愚公的老人。他的家门南面有两座大山挡住出路，一座叫太行山，一座叫王屋山。愚公下决心要挖走这两座大山，率领儿子们凿石挖土。有位名叫智叟的老人讥笑愚公一家的行为太愚蠢了，认为仅凭愚公父子几人要挖掉两座大山是完全不可能的。愚公回答说：“我虽然老了，但我死后有我的儿子，还有孙子，子子孙孙是没有穷尽的。这两座高山却不会再增高了，挖一点就会少一点，怎么会挖不平呢？”春去秋来，愚公移山的意志不变，日夜搬山不止。愚公的坚持感动了天帝，他派两个神仙下凡，背走了那两座山，帮助愚公实现了移山通路的理想。
千百年来，愚公移山的故事为人们代代传颂、反复解读，成为中华文化史上独具特色的智慧故事。愚公移山精神作为中华优秀传统文化的重要标识，蕴含深刻内涵：其一，志存高远，改造世界，实现大道之行，天下为公；其二，务实重干，勇毅前行，做到大道至简，实干为要；其三，万众一心，团结互助，实现大道不孤，天下一家。这一精神激励着当代中国人团结奋进，为实现中华民族伟大复兴的中国梦而努力奋斗。
The Old Man Yu Gong Moving the Mountains
This is a household fable in China. Lie Zi, a thinker and philosopher of the Warring States Period (475-221 BC), created this story based on folk tales popular in the areas near the Taihang and the Wangwu mountains in present-day Jiyuan, Henan Province, which was included in Lie Zi (The Book of Lie Zi).
Legend has it that once upon a time, there lived an old man, called Yu Gong ("foolish old man"), near the two great mountains – Taihang and Wangwu. As these two mountains blocked the way of his family to the south, Yu Gong decided to have them removed with the support of his sons. Their effort, however, was ridiculed by another old man, Zhi Sou ("wise old man"), who called the family "foolish" and their mission "impossible." Yu Gong replied, "I may be old, but after I die, my sons and grandsons will carry on, followed by their sons and grandsons, and so on to infinity. These two mountains, however, will not grow any taller. As long as we keep digging the earth and rocks away bit by bit, the day will eventually come when they are completely removed." Time flew, and Yu Gong kept on working day and night as determined as ever. His persistence moved the Heavenly Emperor, who dispatched two immortals to carry the two mountains away and thus helped Yu Gong realize his dream of having an unblocked way leading to the outside world.
For centuries, the story of Yu Gong has been passed down from generation to generation. His spirit, as an important symbol of the fine traditional Chinese culture, lends some deep insights. First, one needs to aim high to transform the world so that it will benefit all. Second, one needs to press ahead with fortitude in the belief that great visions, simple though, can come true through solid actions. Third, people need to support each other and build the world into one big family. The perseverance of Yu Gong is still inspiring contemporary Chinese to realize the Chinese Dream of national rejuvenation through hard work together.
