Anomalocaris Posted October 13, 2015 #1 Share Posted October 13, 2015 (edited) China's Classroom Maps Put the Middle Kingdom at the Center of the World "China" (zhong guo) is made up of the Chinese characters for middle (中) and country (国). Dating back to around 1000 BCE, inhabitants of what is now China believed their empire to be the Middle Kingdom, as in, at the middle of all of Earth. Indeed, that sentiment prevailed to some extent right up until the past few decades, and some would argue that the Chinese government still teaches its children that China is the center of the world. At leasts, its maps suggest as much. Read more Edited October 13, 2015 by Anomalocaris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Wearer of Hats Posted October 13, 2015 #2 Share Posted October 13, 2015 American made maps do the same thing with the continental United States. And makes Australia look smaller than it is. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHaYap Posted October 13, 2015 #3 Share Posted October 13, 2015 Zhong means a lot more than just 'middle' zhōng > within among in middle center while (doing sth) during chinese yabla link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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