picturesque scenery

picturesque scenery

Xiushuimingshan is a Chinese idiom. Its pinyin is Xi ù Shu ǐ m í ngsh ā n, which means beautiful scenery. It comes from "a gift to Chen Xiang in Hengyang from a sudden mountain stream.".

Analysis of Idioms

Beautiful scenery

The origin of Idioms

Huang Tingjian, Song Dynasty, wrote "a gift to Chen Xiang in Hengyang from a sudden mountain stream": "Mei Dai gathers her eyes and makes Hunan as beautiful as possible."

Idiom usage

The scenery is beautiful. Chapter 18 of a dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin in the Qing Dynasty: "the beautiful water and the bright mountains embrace and return, and the elegant style is better than Penglai."