醉翁亭

Zuìwēngtíng
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Old Drunkard's Pavilion, on Mount Langya outside Chuzhou, Anhui, named by Ouyang Xiu

Examples

HSK 1
Zuìwēngtíng zài Ānhuī Chúzhōu de Lángyáshān shàng.
The Old Drunkard's Pavilion is on Mount Langya in Chuzhou, Anhui.
HSK 3
Ōuyáng Xiū cháng hé péngyou zài Zuìwēngtíng hējiǔ.
Ouyang Xiu often drank with friends at the Old Drunkard's Pavilion.

Tips

history
A monk built it in 1046 for 欧阳修, then prefect of Chuzhou, who named it after the name he gave himself, 醉翁 "the Old Drunkard", and wrote the essay 醉翁亭记 about it.
culture
It is counted among the Four Great Pavilions of China, with 陶然亭 in Beijing, 爱晚亭 in Changsha and 湖心亭 in Hangzhou.

Stroke Order

醉 zuì
翁 wēng
亭 tíng