Jingwei Fills the Sea

After Nüwa is lost to the Eastern Sea, her spirit becomes Jingwei, a small bird who carries stones and branches day after day as an act of defiance, memory, and unbroken will.

HSK 6–7-9

Illustration inspired by Jingwei Fills the Sea.

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  1. 很久很久以前，炎帝有一个小女儿，名字叫女娃。

    hen3 jiu3 hen3 jiu3 yi3 qian2 yan2 di4 you3 yi1 ge5 xiao3 nv3 er2 ming2 zi5 jiao4 nv3 wa2

    A long, long time ago, the Yan Emperor had a young daughter named Nüwa.

  2. 女娃不是那种安静地坐在宫殿里、只听别人安排的女孩。

    nv3 wa2 bu4 shi4 na4 zhong3 an1 jing4 de5 zuo4 zai4 gong1 dian4 li3 zhi3 ting1 bie2 ren5 an1 pai2 de5 nv3 hai2

    Nüwa was not the kind of girl who sat quietly in a palace and only listened to other people’s arrangements.

  3. 她喜欢风，喜欢水，喜欢山外的世界。

    ta1 xi3 huan5 feng1 xi3 huan5 shui3 xi3 huan5 shan1 wai4 de5 shi4 jie4

    She liked the wind, the water, and the world beyond the mountains.