with much land and few people
It is a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is d ì Gu ǎ NgR é nx ī, which refers to a large place with few people. It comes from the book of Han, geography II.
The origin of Idioms
"Geography records of the Han Dynasty" says: "the customs are quite different, the land is wide and the people are rare."
Idiom usage
It refers to a large place with few people. example because of its vast territory and sparse population, it can not be rescued. The eighty third chapter of Water Margin by Shi Naian in Ming Dynasty
Analysis of Idioms
[synonym] rarely seen and uninhabited [antonym] narrow and dense
with much land and few people
the pine and the cypress endure cold winter together - suì hán sōng bǎi
beautiful in words but poor in contents - wén guò qí shí
work in full cooperation and with unity of purpose - xié lì qí xīn