Chinese Sayings
- "Be born in Suzhou, live in Hangzhou, eat in Guangzhou, die in Liuzhou." (生在苏州, 活在杭州, 吃在广州, 死在柳州)
- The meaning here lies in the fact that Suzhou was renowned for its beautiful and highly civilized and educated citizens, Hangzhou for its scenery, Guangzhou for its food, and Liuzhou (of Guangxi) for its wooden coffins which supposedly halted the decay of the body.
- "Heaven Above, Suzhou and Hangzhou below." (上有天堂，下有苏杭)
- This phrase has a similar meaning to the English phrases "heaven on Earth" or "God's country".
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