穷乡僻壤

cóng tōng shāng kǒu àn dào qióng xiāng pì rǎng

从通商口岸到穷乡僻壤

from the trading ports to the remote hinterland

yǐ qián de qióng xiāng pì rǎng rú jīn biàn chéng le fán huá de chéng shì

以前的穷乡僻壤如今变成了繁华的城市。

This once remote and backward place has now become a prosperous city.

shēng huó zài nà ge qióng xiāng pì rǎng de kùn kǔ shì wú yōng zhuì yán de

生活在那个穷乡僻壤的困苦是无庸赘言的。

The rigors of that lonely land need no further description.

zhè lǐ guò qù shì qióng xiāng pì rǎng xiàn zài tiě lù gōng lù dōu chàng tōng le

这里过去是穷乡僻壤，现在铁路公路都畅通了。

This formerly inaccessible place can now be reached by road and rail.