【E外桃源】活動-活動—Xanadu

來源: Okra 2021-03-17 21:15:36 [] [博客] [舊帖] [給我悄悄話] 本文已被閱讀: 次 (2149 bytes)


I was curios to see if there was a name for 世外桃源 in English. Surprisingly there is one —-called Xanadu, an idyllic, exotic and luxurious place. It was not referring to the essay we all know, but the summer residence of Kublai Khan 忽必烈—-Shang-tu. Huh?


I have not found out how idyllic or luxurious Shang-tu was and my mind is totally blank to call any place my Xanadu. But, I have been to other people’s Xanadu.


First jump to my mind is Hearst Castle in LA. You may have been there. It was built by publisher and politician William Randolph Hearst on a vast land of 250 thousand acres. It sits on a hilltop so steep that you have to take the tour bus to get on it. Every room of the castle has a view of mountain or sea. The castle was filled with antiques and art collections. And a lush garden, a zoo housing exotic animals, and enormous outdoor pool like a renaissance from Roman Empire. Many lavish parties were hosted there. I guess that’s one man’s Xanadu.
  

  

 2nd one was encountered on a recent hiking trip. I guess it fits the type of idyllic place. It was a state park built next to an abandoned textile mill. Th mill was built by an English immigrant and later expanded his business and had substantial but not enormous success. The elder son wished to preserve the park land for the local community. He bought total 1300 acres of land in his lifetime and donated to state and federal for park development before & after his death. Conserved parkland was another man’s Xanadu.

  


   My readers, if you are ever to build your Xanadu, what will you create?

 

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Xanadu is in the eyes of the beholder, I guess. -LYJiang- 給 LYJiang 發送悄悄話 LYJiang 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 03/17/2021 postreply 21:20:41

Care to share what’s in your eye? -Okra- 給 Okra 發送悄悄話 Okra 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 03/17/2021 postreply 22:11:40

Kubla Khan,Coleridge,Samuel Taylor Coleridge, friend of William -青鬆站- 給 青鬆站 發送悄悄話 青鬆站 的博客首頁 (32157 bytes) () 03/17/2021 postreply 21:41:03

Wordsworth,wrote the poem Kubla Khan,on the vision of Xanadu,大都 -青鬆站- 給 青鬆站 發送悄悄話 青鬆站 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 03/17/2021 postreply 21:46:50

多謝提供詩的出處… -Okra- 給 Okra 發送悄悄話 Okra 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 03/17/2021 postreply 22:12:49

Thanks for sharing ~ ~ -盈盈一笑間- 給 盈盈一笑間 發送悄悄話 盈盈一笑間 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 03/18/2021 postreply 08:23:34

哇, 你果然說到做到! Okra英文文筆也這麽流暢!學習了Xanadu! 那天大S說是E-Topia,你覺得可以嗎?:) -beautifulwind- 給 beautifulwind 發送悄悄話 beautifulwind 的博客首頁 (38 bytes) () 03/17/2021 postreply 21:52:17

總算交了作業了,汗汗滴…我的理解是Etopia -Okra- 給 Okra 發送悄悄話 Okra 的博客首頁 (152 bytes) () 03/17/2021 postreply 22:11:00

奧,原來如此。這次頒獎典禮特別棒,Demo已經做好,獎項獎品都特別棒!你一定不虛此行!:) -beautifulwind- 給 beautifulwind 發送悄悄話 beautifulwind 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 03/17/2021 postreply 22:22:50

查了一下你的網名,原來是ladies‘ fingers啊:) -beautifulwind- 給 beautifulwind 發送悄悄話 beautifulwind 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 03/17/2021 postreply 22:23:21

Beautiful fingers -忒忒綠- 給 忒忒綠 發送悄悄話 忒忒綠 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 03/18/2021 postreply 10:32:00

小綠辛苦了..謝謝你^ -青鬆站- 給 青鬆站 發送悄悄話 青鬆站 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 03/18/2021 postreply 11:43:56

thump up for you -woodwishper- 給 woodwishper 發送悄悄話 woodwishper 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 03/17/2021 postreply 22:15:24

Thanks. Enjoyed reading many of your posts and your woodwork. -Okra- 給 Okra 發送悄悄話 Okra 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 03/18/2021 postreply 04:49:05

很獨特,好讚! -沿途美景- 給 沿途美景 發送悄悄話 沿途美景 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 03/17/2021 postreply 23:17:12

嘿嘿,看來是等著你沙發的節奏:) -beautifulwind- 給 beautifulwind 發送悄悄話 beautifulwind 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 03/17/2021 postreply 23:19:25

一口氣補習了好幾個你的舊貼,大愛! -Okra- 給 Okra 發送悄悄話 Okra 的博客首頁 (190 bytes) () 03/18/2021 postreply 11:29:48

知道xanadu, 但不知道後麵的故事和淵源。真是三人行,必有我師。 -樹的花花世界- 給 樹的花花世界 發送悄悄話 樹的花花世界 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 03/18/2021 postreply 07:08:52

才學的詞。咱一起學習一起進步… -Okra- 給 Okra 發送悄悄話 Okra 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 03/18/2021 postreply 11:30:35

寫得真流暢,讀起來很有意思,好文采。 -盈盈一笑間- 給 盈盈一笑間 發送悄悄話 盈盈一笑間 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 03/18/2021 postreply 08:22:06

多謝。現在能做到的就是簡直通俗。是來學習的,期待進步。 -Okra- 給 Okra 發送悄悄話 Okra 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 03/18/2021 postreply 11:35:32

Nice! Hearst Castle is not far from where I live. -甜蟲蟲- 給 甜蟲蟲 發送悄悄話 甜蟲蟲 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 03/18/2021 postreply 09:32:51

看城堡,找蟲蟲;) -忒忒綠- 給 忒忒綠 發送悄悄話 忒忒綠 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 03/18/2021 postreply 10:35:00

Great! You may tell us more about this castle… -Okra- 給 Okra 發送悄悄話 Okra 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 03/18/2021 postreply 11:37:03

Okra 好久不見 -忒忒綠- 給 忒忒綠 發送悄悄話 忒忒綠 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 03/18/2021 postreply 10:32:00

綠詩人好!大作連連,容我慢慢學習… -Okra- 給 Okra 發送悄悄話 Okra 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 03/18/2021 postreply 11:43:52

Xanadu, utopia,nirvana, bliss, Eden, paradise, heaven -忒忒綠- 給 忒忒綠 發送悄悄話 忒忒綠 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 03/18/2021 postreply 12:47:00

Good to know, very interesting. Thanks. -天邊一片白雲- 給 天邊一片白雲 發送悄悄話 天邊一片白雲 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 03/18/2021 postreply 15:18:17

Xanadu, Xanadu, Xanadu,我回家默念一百遍 :) -Marauders- 給 Marauders 發送悄悄話 (0 bytes) () 03/18/2021 postreply 15:50:04

you made me think -移花接木- 給 移花接木 發送悄悄話 移花接木 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 03/18/2021 postreply 17:09:36

恭喜Okra。首頁進來,謝謝網管,E外桃源活動-活動—Xanadu 掛首成功:) -beautifulwind- 給 beautifulwind 發送悄悄話 beautifulwind 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 03/19/2021 postreply 14:00:45

BTW,“掛首”是掛在文學城首頁的簡稱:) -beautifulwind- 給 beautifulwind 發送悄悄話 beautifulwind 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 03/19/2021 postreply 14:17:57

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