天府

tiānfǔ

popculture

Meanings

1 land of abundance (poetic epithet for Sichuan)
2 fertile region

Characters

treasury; mansion; prefecture

Examples

四川自古被称为天府之国。

Sìchuān zìgǔ bèi chēng wéi Tiānfǔ zhī guó.

Sichuan has been known as the 'Land of Abundance' since ancient times.

成都新区叫天府新区。

Chéngdū xīnqū jiào Tiānfǔ Xīnqū.

Chengdu's new district is called Tianfu New Area.

Tips

culture

天府之国 (Tiānfǔ zhī guó, 'land of abundance') is the classical name for the Chengdu Plain — Zhuge Liang used it in the Longzhong Plan (隆中对, Lóngzhōng duì) c. 207 CE. Modern Chengdu reuses the name everywhere: Tianfu New Area, Tianfu Square, Tianfu International Airport.

Stroke Order

天 tiān

府 fǔ