無何有之鄉

From Zhuangzi:

今子有大樹，患其無用，何不樹之於無何有之鄉，廣莫之野，彷徨乎無為其側，逍遙乎寢臥其下？ [Traditional Chinese poetry, trad.]

---

今子有大树，患其无用，何不树之于无何有之乡，广莫之野，彷徨乎无为其侧，逍遥乎寝卧其下？ [Traditional Chinese poetry, simp.]

From: Zhuangzi, circa 3^rd – 2^nd centuries BCE

Jīn zǐ yǒu dàshù, huàn qí wúyòng, hé bù shù zhī yú wúhéyǒuzhīxiāng, guǎngmò zhī yě, pánghuáng hū wúwéi qí cè, xiāoyáo hū qǐnwò qí xià? [Pinyin]

You, Sir, have a large tree and are troubled because it is of no use - why do you not plant it in a tract where there is nothing else, or in a wide and barren wild? There you might saunter idly by its side, or in the enjoyment of untroubled ease sleep beneath it.

無何有之鄉

1. a land of nothingness

無何有之鄉

1. utopia

• 烏托邦／乌托邦 (wūtuōbāng)
• 理想鄉／理想乡 (lǐxiǎngxiāng)

• → Japanese: 無何有の郷 (mukau no sato) (calque)