上饶

上饒
Shàngráo
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Shangrao (prefecture-level city in northeast Jiangxi)

Examples

HSK 4
Shàngráo wèiyú Jiāngxīshěng dōngběibù.
Shangrao is located in the northeast of Jiangxi Province.
HSK 4
Cóng Shànghǎi zuò gāotiě dào Shàngráo dàyuē sì ge xiǎoshí.
It takes about four hours by high-speed rail from Shanghai to Shangrao.

Tips

culture
上饶 borders Fujian and Zhejiang and is a major Hakka (客家) region. It's home to two of China's most famous scenic spots: 三清山 (a UNESCO World Heritage granite peak) and the rural tourism hotspot 婺源, known for its sea of rapeseed flowers every spring.
memory
means 'abundant, rich' - think of Shangrao as the 'upper land of abundance,' fitting for a fertile basin between three provinces.

Stroke Order

shàng
ráo