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World map from China, first time I see this projection (files.catbox.moe)

submitted 11 months ago by Blaze@sopuli.xyz to c/map_enthusiasts@sopuli.xyz

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[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

In case anyone is OOTL, that's the Chinese word for China, and it can be translated as "middle kingdom" or similar, implying that they are literally in the center of the world.

It's a way every culture tends to think about themselves, TBF.

[–] feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It's 中国 (Zhōngguó).

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 11 months ago

Ah, my bad. I couldn't remember it exactly and the Wikipedia article was a bit confusing.

[–] Welt@lazysoci.al 1 points 11 months ago

Much like the Mediterranean.