龙盘虎踞

龙盘虎踞 [lóng pán hǔ jù]

1. ■ a terrain of strategic importance; a coiling dragon and a crouching tiger -- a forbidding strategic point (usu. referring to the city of Nanjing); a mountain towering above a river; a strategic stronghold, formidable in aspect, dominating an important pass or trade route; like a super-colossus and commanding a grand panorama; where dragons coil and tigers crouch; with a dragon curling and a tiger crouching -- a strong fortified city