- 上山下乡 shàngshānxiàxiāng Up to the Mountains and Down to the Countrysidemovement from the mid-1950s to the late 1970s where urban school-leavers [[知青|知青|zhi1 qing1]] were sent to rural areas for labor
- 滚石上山 gǔnshíshàngshān to roll a boulder up a hillto engage in a highly challenging task with perseverance and determination