骊山

驪山
Líshān
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Mount Li, east of Xi'an in Lintong, with the Huaqing hot springs at its foot

Examples

HSK 5
Líshān jiù zài Xī'ān dōngbian, shān xià yǒu Huáqīngchí.
Mount Li is just east of Xi'an, and the Huaqing Pool lies at its foot.
HSK 7-9
Táng Xuánzōng chángcháng dài zhe Yáng Guìfēi dào Líshān pào wēnquán.
Emperor Xuanzong of Tang often took Yang Guifei to Mount Li to bathe in the hot springs.

Tips

history
The name is said to come from its shape, like a black horse (骊). Here King You of Zhou lit the beacons to make 褒姒 laugh, the story of 烽火戏诸侯, and the tomb of 秦始皇 with the Terracotta Army lies at its northern foot.

Stroke Order

骊 lí
山 shān