Long, long is my road, and far, far is the journey; high and low, up and down, I'll search with will.

Long, long is my road, and far, far is the journey; high and low, up and down, I'll search with will.

This is a well-known line in Li Sao (The Lament), a poem written by Qu Yuan (c. 340-c. 278 BC) to express his determination to pursue the truth, not yielding to any setbacks, though the way ahead might be very long.

Speaking at the Conference Marking the 95th Anniversary of the Founding of the CPC held in July 2016, Xi Jinping cited this quotation from Qu Yuan and encouraged the whole Party to stay true to their original aspiration and march forward on the journey toward the Two Centenary Goals and the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.

路漫漫其修远兮，吾将上下而求索

“路漫漫其修远兮，吾将上下而求索”，出自屈原《离骚》，大意为在追寻真理方面，前方的道路还很漫长，但我将百折不挠、不遗余力地去追求和探索。

2016年7月，习近平在庆祝中国共产党成立95周年大会上引用“路漫漫其修远兮，吾将上下而求索”，阐述从实现“两个一百年”奋斗目标，到实现中华民族伟大复兴的中国梦，中国正在奋斗的历史征程中，以此激励全党同志“不忘初心、继续前进”。