壁立千仞 meaning in English
stand bolt upright -- a precipice; a cliff that rises a thousand feet sheer; a precipice standing 8,000 feet high
Examples
- Composed of the sceen hill pingxia zhang at the back , the heavenly column peak tianzhu feng and the flag peak zhanqi feng , two huge rocks sitting on both sides , and an old temple located in the middle , the spiritual rocks area make people feel awesome
后有灿若云锦的屏霞嶂，左右天柱展旗二崖对峙，壁立千仞。因“浑庞”而生肃穆，人处其中，顿觉万虑俱息。灵峰使人情思飞动，灵岩则使人心境沉静。 - The lijiang river , which runs through the center of guilin , is a complementary attraction to the peaks and a setting for displays of cormorant fishing . fishermen on bamboo rafts use strong lights suspended over the water to attract the fish . the cormorants , which are tethered with rings round the base of their necks , catch the fish and then disgorge them for the fishermen ( until their work is done had the tings are removed so they can eat )
“翡翠之路”漓江起于“山水甲天下”的桂林，止于“山水甲桂林”的阳朔， 40多公里水程风光荟萃，如入山水长卷的水中画廊，俯望沁心醉人的漓水，纵观壁立千仞的峰林，饱览深涧、险滩、幽洞、流泉、飞瀑的美景，山景、水景、洞景、石景，使人有左右顾盼、目不暇接之感。 - The lijiang river , which runs through the center of guilin , is a complementary attraction to the peaks and a setting for displays of cormorant fishing . fishermen on bamboo rafts use strong lights suspended over the water to attract the fish . the cormorants , which are tethered with rings round the base of their necks , catch the fish and then disgorge them for the fishermen until their work is done had the tings are removed so they can eat
“翡翠之路”江起于“山水甲天下”的桂林，止于“山水甲桂林”的阳朔， 40多公里水程风光荟萃，如入山水长卷的水中画廊，俯望沁心醉人的漓水，纵观壁立千仞的峰林，饱览深涧险滩幽洞流泉飞瀑的美景，山景水景洞景石景，使人有左右顾盼目不暇接之感。