thelastaxolotl [he/him] to Maps • edit-25 months agoCool Chinese World Mapimagemessage-square21 fedilinkarrow-up170file-text
arrow-up170imageCool Chinese World Mapthelastaxolotl [he/him] to Maps • edit-25 months agomessage-square21 Commentsfedilinkfile-text
Its a Latitudinally equal-differential polyconic projection map Looks like its actually a hao proyection map
minus-squareTraschcanOfIdeology [they/them, comrade/them]hexbear13·5 months agoIsn't the etymology for China something like "middle kingdom"? Like, ancient China literally thought they were in the center of the world. So did the Romans and pretty much any other civilization, too. link
minus-squareGaveUp [she/her]hexbear7·edit-25 months agoWe as a collective also thought our world was the center of the universe and solar system too lmao link
minus-squareFlyberius [comrade/them]hexbear5·5 months agoFrom an administration point of view it makes perfect sense. I think all the superiority shit is just a happy coincidence for supremacists link
minus-squarehuf [he/him]hexbear3·5 months agoIIRC a better translation is "central state". like if the US called their own state "The Government" in official communication. link
Isn't the etymology for China something like "middle kingdom"? Like, ancient China literally thought they were in the center of the world. So did the Romans and pretty much any other civilization, too.
We as a collective also thought our world was the center of the universe and solar system too lmao
From an administration point of view it makes perfect sense. I think all the superiority shit is just a happy coincidence for supremacists
IIRC a better translation is "central state".
like if the US called their own state "The Government" in official communication.