"Few do not enter Sichuan, old do not leave Shu" is a proverb, circulating in Sichuan Province, there is no specific allusion to the source.
Young do not enter Sichuan: there are two ways to say. One is that in ancient times, before the development of Sichuan, is a barbaric land, is the place where the court of each dynasty exiled prisoners. The emperors used this to punish prisoners who had committed major faults. Because of this, people would advise against going to Sichuan at a young age, where information is closed, culture is backward, and it's hard to make a career out of it.
The second is that Sichuan is the land of heaven, beautiful mountains and rivers, a lot of good food and drink, and there are beautiful women like clouds. If a young man enters Sichuan, the great ambition of the world, will be in such a gentle lingering, not want to go home, and from then on, it will be a waste of talent and youth, a dull life, difficult to achieve great things.
The old not out of Shu: because Sichuan is a basin, rich in produce, many people, which also creates a local food culture and entertainment culture is very developed. The cost of living here is low, the pressure of life is also small, but also can play leisurely, tea playing mahjong, enjoy the "leisurely" life.
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In ancient times, Sichuan was a barbaric land before it was developed. In all dynasties, the imperial court would exile felons to this place. It is said that Emperor Qin Shi Huang, back in the day, tried to put Lu Bu wei brigade to Sichuan, but ended up getting sick and dying halfway through the journey.
Because of the Sichuan at that time, the transportation and environment is poor, those who refused to tend to the trend, offended the dignitaries and officials of the literati or officials, many of them were exiled to Sichuan. The survival ability and mentality of these literati, often straight out of their imagination, soon lived happily here, but also left many popular works.
Du Fu, the famous great poet, fled to Chengdu in Sichuan to escape the war. Here he lived and now his former residence, which has been remodeled and developed, has become a famous tourist attraction in Chengdu - Dufu Cao Tang.
What does it mean to be young but not in Sichuan, and old but not out of Sichuan?
The meaning of "don't enter Sichuan when you are young, don't leave Sichuan when you are old" is: don't enter Sichuan when you are young, as it will kill your fighting spirit, and don't leave Sichuan when you are old, as other places will not be as relaxing as Sichuan.
Of course, the word "Sichuan" here refers to Chengdu. Now there is another way to say it: work in Chongqing, live in Chengdu.
It is said that many Sichuanese want to work in Chongqing for some time and save some money to live in Chengdu. It can be seen that Chengdu is very attractive to at least Sichuan people.
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This slow and easy attitude to life, long developed a leisurely lifestyle, although in recent years the development of Chengdu is more rapid, in one fell swoop over most of the provincial capitals, ranked in the first place of the new first-tier cities, but the pace of life and work, is still one of the slowest cities in the country. So, less not into Sichuan probably means, do not come to Sichuan at a young age to get used to the slow pace of life, if the young will not be determined, will inevitably linger on this, a kind of happy not want to return to the feeling, so it is easy to life is dull, difficult to achieve great things.
And the old not Shu is probably as literal as the same, do not leave the customary comfortable environment, after all, this is still considered suitable for living and living in a place of leisure, the elderly do not want to leave and do not want to leave are common sense, and since ancient times, there is a "difficult to leave the homeland," the saying, which is also the reason for the old not Shu. Nowadays, in the streets of Chengdu, everywhere you can see the queue to buy the street stalls food, and scenic spots crowded hot pot store, aimlessly strolling in the park to walk the dog couples, exercise and square dance of the elderly, where every kind of lifestyle is slow and easy, so compared with the other first-tier cities, this is more of a suitable city to live in.
What does it mean that young people don't enter Sichuan and old people don't leave it?
"Don't enter Sichuan when you're young, don't leave Sichuan when you're old" means:
It means don't enter Sichuan when you're young, which will kill your fighting spirit, and don't leave Sichuan when you're old, as other places won't be as relaxing as Sichuan. Of course, the word Sichuan here refers to Chengdu.
Now there is another way of saying: work in Chongqing, live in Chengdu. It is said that a lot of Sichuan people want to work in Chongqing for a period of time and save up some money to live in Chengdu later. As you can see, Chengdu is very attractive to at least the people of Sichuan.
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The reason why it is said that "a young man never enters Sichuan, and an old man never leaves it":
Sichuan has always been one of the most favorite tourist provinces, and the number of tourists every year has basically remained the highest among all the provinces in China. The number of tourists basically remain in the country's provinces and cities in the top three, and in Sichuan has been circulating a saying, called the young do not enter the Sichuan, the old out of Sichuan, then why there are still so many people to travel to Sichuan?
Compared with neighboring provinces of Yunnan and Guizhou, most cities in Sichuan are located in the extreme edge of the Sichuan Basin, so the climate is not the same as the two provinces of Yunnan and Guizhou, high temperature and rain in summer, low temperature and less rain in winter, but more cloudy and foggy weather, so since ancient times, people are accustomed to a bit of good weather, on the appointment of friends and family, out of the house to drink tea and play cards party.
So from the Qing Dynasty years, Chengdu and even Sichuan's teahouse is the country's most, and now in Sichuan in various places, including parks, squares, sports centers and scenic spots and many other places, you can see the place to drink tea and play cards.
This slow and easy attitude to life has long fostered a leisurely lifestyle, and although Chengdu has developed more rapidly in recent years, surpassing most provincial capitals in one fell swoop and ranking first among the new first-tier cities, the pace of life and work is still one of the slowest in the country.
So, less not into Sichuan probably means, do not come to Sichuan at a young age to get used to the slow pace of life, if the young will not be determined, will inevitably linger on this, a kind of happy not think of returning to the feeling, so it is easy to life is dull, difficult to achieve great things.
And the old not Shu is probably as literal as, do not leave the comfortable environment, after all, this is still considered suitable for living and living in a place of leisure, the elderly do not want to leave and do not want to leave are common sense, and since ancient times, there is a "difficult to leave the homeland," the saying, which is also the reason for the old not Shu.
Nowadays, in the streets of Chengdu, you can see everywhere in the queue to buy street food stalls, as well as scenic spots crowded with hot pot stores, aimless stroll in the park to walk the dog's couples, exercise and dance in the square dance of the old people, where every kind of lifestyle is a slow and easy, so compared to other first-tier cities, it is more of a suitable city to live in.
Why is it said that "if you're not young enough to be in Sichuan, you're not old enough to be out of Sichuan"? What's the reason for this?
The meaning of the saying "young people don't go to Sichuan, old people don't go out of Sichuan" is that you should not go to Sichuan when you are young and you don't need to go out of Sichuan when you are old.
Because young people should be thinking about the world, and Sichuan is the country of heaven, beautiful landscape, rich in produce, beautiful women, will wear down the young heart of the ambition; in contrast, the old should be calm life, stay in Sichuan retirement is appropriate, there is no need to run around. This is a Sichuan proverb, no specific source.
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The above is the earliest appearance of the "country of heaven" text, mainly refers to the Guanzhong Plain. After the Dujiangyan water conservancy project was completed, the Chengdu Plain was blessed with good winds and good rains, and the grain production increased greatly.
"Three Kingdoms Zhi - Zhuge Liang biography": "Yizhou dangerous plug, thousands of miles of fertile land, the land of the heavens, Gaozu because of the emperor's career". A poem by Li Bai during the heyday of Chengdu in the Tang Dynasty: "Nine days out of a Chengdu, ten thousand households and thousands of doors into the picture, grass, trees, clouds and mountains such as embroidery, between the Qin Dynasty and this no."
Chengdu's status as the "Land of Heaven" was consolidated. This is the first time in history to compare the "Qin" and "Shu" and the status of Shu to establish the poem, Chengdu therefore replaced the Guanzhong "State of Heaven" laurels, and obtained the "State of Heaven". The patent for the "Land of Heavenly Capital".