2007-02-05 11:36:43 · 9 answers · asked by flu269269 2 in Travel ➔ Asia Pacific ➔ China
It's a Chinese saying literally: " Above there is heaven, Below there is Suzhou and Hangzhou". It's means that the towns of Suzhou and Hangzhou is as beautiful as heaven. The town of Suzhou was once famous for its gardens and Hangzhou was famous for its scenery.
2007-02-05 12:17:05 · answer #1 · answered by KK Oz 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The other answerers are all correct, however I thought I would add that this saying really shows the Chinese way of thinking. What this is essentially saying is that "while no place but heaven is perfect, outside of heaven (and perfection), Su Zhou and Hang Zhou are pretty damn good!"
In Western culture, there's nothing wrong with describing a place as perfect when we know it's not really perfect, but rather as good as we're likely to get. The Chinese however, at least in the past, would defer the idea of someplace being perfect as existing only in heaven, while suggesting that the earthly equivalent (which by virtue of the fact that this place is on earth means that it's not perfect), is (in this case) Su Zhou and Hang Zhou.
Very telling on the Chinese psychology (or at least that's my amateur, banana-ish theory...).
Good luck!
2007-02-05 13:52:40 · answer #2 · answered by keyuehan7878 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Shu means Shuzhou; Hang means Hangzhou. Chinese believe Shuzhou and Hangzhou are as beautiful as Heaven!
2007-02-05 12:45:39 · answer #3 · answered by Mimi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
shang you tian tang , xia you su hang .
it means suzhou and hangzhou is as beautiful as heaven. and it really is.
2007-02-05 12:31:20 · answer #4 · answered by john chen 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the right is "shang you tian tang ,xia you su hang"
"tian tang" means "heaven",
"su"is "su zhou----the city of jiangsu province"
"hang"is"hangzhou----the city of zhejiang province"
suzhou and hangzhou are so beautiful as heaven
so this sentence descibe the two city are beautiful city!
2007-02-05 12:18:28 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Above is Heaven, below are Suzhou and Hangzhou.
2007-02-05 12:13:37 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Shang you tian tang" meant there are heaven above, and "xia you shu hang" meant there is "Shu Hang" on the earth. This is ancient people description how beautiful "Shu Hang" is.
2016-03-18 01:34:39 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
suzhou and hangzhou are second only in beauty to heaven.
2007-02-05 18:09:34 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
shu zhou and hang zhou are as beautiful as heaven
bu that's bullshit
2007-02-05 16:12:32 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋