(n)an ancient country in southwestern Asia on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea; a place of pilgrimage for Christianity and Islam and Judaism, Syn.Canaan, Holy Land, Promised Land
[圣地 / 聖地, shèng dì, ㄕㄥˋ ㄉㄧˋ]Holy land (of a religion); sacred place; shrine; Holy city (refers to Jerusalem, Mecca etc); fig. center of historic interest (such as Yan'an 延安 for Mao's revolution)#18390[Add to Longdo]
[陕北 / 陝北, Shǎn běi, ㄕㄢˇ ㄅㄟˇ]Shanbei, northern Shaanxi province, including Yulin 榆林|榆林 and Yenan 延安, a Holy Land of Mao's revolution 革命聖地|革命圣地#20887[Add to Longdo]