杏林
杏林
xìng lín
forest of apricot trees; fig. honorific term for fine doctor (cf Dr Dong Feng 董奉, 3rd century AD, asked his patients to plant apricot trees instead of paying fees); Xinglin district of Xiamen city (renamed Haicang 海沧区 in 2003)
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- forest of apricot trees
- fig. honorific term for fine doctor (cf Dr Dong Feng 董奉, 3rd century AD, asked his patients to plant apricot trees instead of paying fees)
- Xinglin district of Xiamen city (renamed Haicang 海沧区 in 2003)
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董奉(Dǒng Fèng)— Dong Feng, doctor during Three Kingdoms period, famous for refusing fees and requesting that his patients plant apricot trees instead
→杏花村(xìng huā cūn)— village of blossoming apricot trees where one can find a wineshop (reference to the famous poem 清明 by 杜牧[Du4 Mu4])
→杏林区(Xìng lín qū)— Xinglin district of Xiamen city 廈門市|厦门市 (renamed Haicang district 海滄區|海沧区 in 2003)
→不识庐山真面目(bù shì Lú shān zhēn miàn mù)— lit. not to know the true face of Lushan Mountain
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