yīng
shí

technical
place

Meaning of 英石

英石 means Yingde stone; a type of limestone produced in Yingde, Guangdong, traditionally used for building rockeries in classical Chinese gardens. Pronounced yīng shí.

  • Yingde stone; a type of limestone produced in Yingde, Guangdong, traditionally used for building rockeries in classical Chinese gardens

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
zuò
yuán
lín
de
jiǎ
shān
shì
yòng
yīng
shí
dié
chéng
de
 

The rockery in this garden was built using Yingde stone.

Yīng
shí
shì
Guǎng广
dōng
Yīng
shì
de
chǎn
 
zhòu
 
tòu
 
lòu
 
shòu
zhù
chēng
 

Yingde stone is a specialty of Yingde City in Guangdong, renowned for being wrinkled, permeable, porous, and lean.

Shè
shī
huan
yòng
yīng
shí
lái
yíng
zào
rán
shān
shuǐ
de
jìng
 

Designers like to use Yingde stone to create the artistic conception of natural landscapes.

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