having maps on the left and history books on the right -- a home library
This is a Chinese idiom. The Pinyin is Zu ǒ t ú y ò ush ǐ, which means there are many books in the room. It comes from the biography of Yang Wan in the new book of Tang Dynasty.
The origin of Idioms
The biography of Yang Wan in the new book of Tang Dynasty: "to be alone in a room is to make history."
Idiom usage
He is fond of books and studious. Beishan is very comfortable in prison, eating three meals a day. The twelfth chapter of the late Qing Dynasty literature congchao · thunderbolt
having maps on the left and history books on the right -- a home library
make amends for previous faults by some good services - yǐ gōng bǔ guò
Fire at the gate of the city - chéng mén shī huǒ,yāng jí chí yú
when the river rises , the boat floats high - shuǐ zhǎng chuán gāo
there are ministers in the home of a statesman - xiàng mén yǒu xiàng