a jewelled palace in elfland 's hills(xiān shān qióng gé)

a jewelled palace in elfland 's hills

Xianshan qiongge, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Xi ā NSH ā nqi ó NGG é, which means the place where immortals live in the legend. Now it also refers to a fantastic dreamland. From Song of everlasting regret.

Idiom explanation

Xianshan: Penglai, abbot, Yingzhou three god mountain; qiongge: exquisite Pavilion.

The origin of Idioms

In the song of everlasting regret by Bai Juyi of Tang Dynasty, "I suddenly heard that there were fairy mountains on the sea, and the mountains were in the void. The pavilions are exquisitely decorated with five clouds, among which there are many fairies. "

Idiom usage

As an object or attribute, it refers to a wonderful dreamland.

Examples

Where are you going? Queer replied, "there is a fairy mountain Pavilion." (Mao Zedong's "niannujiao bird question and answer"

According to the book of Fengchan in historical records, "Ziwei (King Wei of Qi), Xuan (King Xuan of Qi) and Yanzhao sent people to the sea to seek Penglai, abbot and Yingzhou. The three gods of the mountain, whose Fu was in the Bohai Sea, were not far away from the people and had a taste of them. All the immortals and the medicine of immortality are here. All the animals and birds are white, and the gold and silver are palaces. If you don't arrive, you will see it like a cloud; if you arrive, Sanshen mountain will live underwater. When the wind blows away, it will never arrive. "

Idiom story

It is said that the ancient king of Qi Wei, the king of Qi Xuan and the king of Yan Zhao sent people to Penglai, the abbot and Yingzhou on the East Sea to seek the elixir of immortality. From a distance, the animals on the mountain are all white, and the palaces are made of gold and silver. From a distance, it looks like clouds. In front of them, they see the immortals living under the water. When they go to the mountains, they disappear. They still have no way to get them.

Chinese PinYin : xiān shān qióng gé