The youngest daughter of Emperor Yan loved watching the sunrise. Once her father to take her to the Eastern Sea on a boat, but he had been too busy to do that. One day, the little princess went to the Eastern Sea alone. She jumped into the sea and planned to swim there. , there was a strong wind in the sea and she died because of it.
After her death, her spirit（灵魂） turned into beautiful bird and people called her "Jingwei" because of the sound of her cries. Jingwei hated the sea very much because it took away her . The small bird decided to fill up the sea in to stop others from falling into it. From then on, Jingwei flew the mountain and the Eastern Sea. She carried twings （细枝）and stones and dropped into the sea. Day after day, she never stopped. The sea laughed at Jingwei and said, "Stop doing that, silly little bird. Filling me up doesn't seem as as you thought. ""I'll never give even if it takes me a long time. "replied Jingwei. The brave little bird (80) on doing this without taking a rest.
From this story comes the idiom" The bird Jingwei tries to fill the sea". We use it to describe people who won't stop working hard until they achieve their dreams.
