梅花鹿之乡

梅花鹿之鄉
méihuālù zhī xiāng
phrase

Meanings

  1. 1 hometown of the sika deer
  2. 2 honorific title for regions known for sika deer farming

Examples

HSK 7-9
Jílín Dōngfēng bèi yùwéi Zhōngguó méihuālù zhī xiāng.
Dongfeng in Jilin is acclaimed as China's hometown of the sika deer.
HSK 7-9
Méihuālù zhī xiāng de lùróng chǎnliàng zhàn quánguó yíbàn yǐshàng.
The hometown of the sika deer produces over half of China's velvet antler output.

Tips

culture
A 之乡 ('hometown of X') is an honorific title awarded to counties famous for a product or natural feature. 吉林东丰 and 辽宁西丰 both claim 梅花鹿之乡 status, together forming the historical center of Chinese sika deer farming for velvet antler (鹿茸) in TCM.

Stroke Order

梅 méi
花 huā
鹿 lù
之 zhī
乡 xiāng