Blaze (he/him) to Map [email protected]English • 2 months agoWorld map from China, first time I see this projectionfiles.catbox.moeimagemessage-square77fedilinkarrow-up1529arrow-down114
arrow-up1515arrow-down1imageWorld map from China, first time I see this projectionfiles.catbox.moeBlaze (he/him) to Map [email protected]English • 2 months agomessage-square77fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•edit-22 months agoIn 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.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•2 months agoAh, my bad. I couldn’t remember it exactly and the Wikipedia article was a bit confusing.
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.
Much like the Mediterranean.
It’s 中国 (Zhōngguó).
Ah, my bad. I couldn’t remember it exactly and the Wikipedia article was a bit confusing.