The concept of Tianyuan Difang and the evolution of single-sheet Tianxia Tu in ancient China (before around 1600 AD)
Abstract “Tianxia Tu,” the map of all under heaven, is a type of map created by ancient Chinese based on the cosmological concept of Tianyuan Difang (the round-shaped heaven and the square-shaped earth) in ancient China. These maps exist in two primary forms: single-sheet maps and book illustrations...
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SpringerOpen
2025-02-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Anthropology and Ethnology |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s41257-025-00126-w |
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