穷乡僻壤 (qióng xiāng pì rǎng) | Meaning: a remote and desolate place | Chinese Idiom with Pinyin & Origin

lit. barren hills and wild rivers (idiom) · fig. inhospitable natural environment穷山恶水qióng shān è shuǐ

(idiom) barren land; desert不毛之地bù máo zhī dì

lit. men's footprints are rare (idiom) · fig. off the beaten track · lonely · deserted人迹罕至rén jì hǎn zhì

a remote and desolate place