海晏河清

1. • the Yellow River is clear and the seas are calm (idiom)

     lit.

2. • the world is at peace

     fig.

Character by character

• 海(hǎi)surname Hai
• 晏(yàn)surname Yan
• 河(hé)river
• 清(qīng)Qing (Wade-Giles: Ch'ing) dynasty of China