Similarly, Congwen also expresses the Taoist idea of wu wei in Border Town. “Nature had brought her up and educated her, making her innocent and spirited, in every way like a little wild animal. Yet she was as docile and unspoiled as a mountain fawn, wholly unacquainted with cruelty, never worried, and never angry” (5). Explicitly, this passage talks about the ferryman’s granddaughter Cuicui, or Jade Green. She grew up with only her grandfather by her side; her parents were never around to guide her and mold her, instead nature was. Under those circumstances, nature made her pure and authentic; it molded her to be a beautiful, unique and an exceptional child. Thereupon, she is an example of pure and sincere joy; even to his grandfather, she
