Liáng yuán suī hǎo, bù shì jiǔ liàn zhī jiā.

梁園雖好, 不是久戀之家。

Lit Although the Liang Garden is fine, it is not a home [one can be] attached to for a long time.

Fig Although this place is very nice, it is not (the) home for me. “There's no place like home.”

Note [Note: Liáng yuán refers to a garden built by the Han dynasty Emperor Liang Xiao Wang (Liu Wu); cf. WM, chap. 6; see also Cháng'ān suī hǎo above.]

Topics Han dynasty HOME Liáng Xiào Wáng Liáng yuán Liu Wu PLACE WM