CHENGYU PARK 06/17/2009
 

Chinese: 成语公园 Chéngyǔ Gōngyuán
Address: 北滨河路,安宁区  Běi Bīnhé Lù, Anníng Qū, opposite the Water Treatment Plant (see photo below)

Map: Here

Chéngyǔ (成语) are Chinese idioms, often made up of 4 characters, usually the moral of an old story. This park, on the north bank of the Yellow River, in Anning District, has a set of statues on display that depict these stories. 
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司马光砸缸 (sīmǎguāng zágāng) A child who is intelligent and brave
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指鹿为马 (zhǐlùwéimǎ) Deliberately misrepresent to please someone
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对牛弹琴 (duìniútánqín) Talk over somebody's head (lit. play music to a cow)
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狐假虎威 (hújiǎhǔwēi) Bully people by flaunting one's powerful connections
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龟兔赛跑 (guītùsàipǎo) Overconfidence will lead to failure (the hare and tortoise story)
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凿壁借光 (záobìtōuguāng) Whether poor or rich you can succeed in your studies
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盲人摸象 (mángrénmōxiàng) Draw conclusions without all the information (lit. blind men feeling the elephant)
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These water treatment towers are opposite the east end of the park
 


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