发祥地fāxiángdì原指帝王祖先兴起的地方,现用来指民族、革命、文化等起源的地方{cradle; place of origin of an emperor or one's ancestor; birthplace (of a nation, a revolution, a culture, etc.)}: 黄河流域物产丰富,山河壮丽,是我国古代文化的～。{The Yellow River Valley, with its rich resources and magnificent landscape, was the cradle of ancient Chinese culture.}