地广人稀 (dì guǎng rén xī) | Meaning: vast, but sparsely populated | Chinese Idiom with Pinyin & Origin

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

remote and uninhabited (idiom); deserted · God-forsaken渺无人烟miǎo wú rén yān

desolate荒凉huāng liáng

vast territory with abundant resources (idiom)地大物博dì dà wù bó

vast, but sparsely populated