As the name suggests, the carp has to cross a place called "Dragon Gate". "The fish leaps over the Dragon Gate and turns into a dragon when it passes by." The legendary Dragon Gate is high and dangerous, which is a great challenge for a carp.
The real "Longmen" is the narrowest part of the Shanxi-Shaanxi Grand Canyon where the Yellow River roars down from the Hukou.
Have you felt the breadth and depth of Chinese culture? I hope everyone will make great strides and keep making progress in the new year.
yúyuèlóng mén, literally, means a carp leaps over Longmen, a dangerous and high obstacle, to become a dragon, or Loong.
Longmen, or the Dragon Gate, refers to the narrowest part of the Yellow River Gorge, located at the border of Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces.
This idiom is used to metaphorize career success or high status. It conveys well wishes for others' flourishing careers during festive occasions.
Have you felt the profoundness of Chinese culture?
I hope all of us strive forward in the new year and embrace a bright future, like a Chinese dragon soaring, and a tiger leaping!
Editor in charge: [Peng Dawei]