all was quiet with no one about
It is a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y ǎ ow ú R é NJ ì, which means you can't even see a person's footprints. It describes a place that is very desolate and remote, and no one has ever been there. It comes from Zheng Shao.
Idiom explanation
No trace; trace: footprints.
The origin of Idioms
"By next spring, Shao will be back here, but there will be red flowers and green bamboos, flowing water and green mountains, and no one will be there. Shaonai's name is mourning for the past few days
Analysis of Idioms
Desolate and uninhabited
Idiom usage
Used as a predicate or attributive; used in writing. example through the pavilion, there is a swing, which is in line with the clouds; and the rope is deep. Pu Songling in Qing Dynasty
Chinese PinYin : yǎo wú rén jì
all was quiet with no one about
ride with lax reins -- let things take their natural course. xìn mǎ yóu jiāng
share together danger and safety. ān wēi yǔ gòng