傲然挺立

Explanation: Proudly: look strong and unyielding. Stand: the same as the mountain stands high above. Described as strong but not Kedong Yao. 　　Source: Mao Dun, "Topol Praise": "Do you actually think of nothing, the majority of the land behind enemy lines, everywhere there is a strong and unyielding, like the poplar stand proudly as the sentinels guarding their home?"