the national capital
The best place, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is sh à ush à nzh à D à, meaning the best place; refers to the capital. It comes from the preface to the biography of scholars in the book of Han Dynasty.
The origin of Idioms
"Preface to the biography of the scholars in the Han Dynasty:" therefore, the practice of education and cultivation began in the capital
Idiom usage
As the subject or object; of the capital.
Examples
The school is the best place for education. It is not a place for practicing law. Bi Yuan, Qing Dynasty
the national capital
surrendering oneself to the cannibal bandits to substitute for his younger brother they captured , stating that he himself is fatter - xiōng féi dì shòu
Don't stoop for five bushels of rice - bù wèi wǔ dǒu mǐ zhé yāo