Evil land
This is a Chinese idiom, which means a poor and backward place where miasma is prevalent. It's from the ape listening Scripture.
The origin of Idioms
In Yuan Dynasty, Wu Mingshi's ape listening Scripture, the third fold: "those who have intimate friends are recommended as the inspector of Duanzhou. They don't want to do it because they read the local evils." "Jian Deng Yu Hua" has a confidant, recommended as Duanzhou (today's Zhaoqing) inspector. I really don't want to do it when I read about the villains. "
Idiom usage
Used as an object or attribute; used in writing.
Evil land
set out on the long trek to a far distance - qiān lǐ tiáo tiáo
be endowed with both beauty and talent - cái mào shuāng quán