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

submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 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.

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[–] [email protected] -1 points 3 months ago

Much like the Mediterranean.

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