Maps were used for military and political purposes and show how China viewed itself in relation to the rest of the world. In China ownership of a map indicated sovereignty over the land it depicted.

Incredible map of China shows how 94% of its population live on same side of country One of the most curious things about China's population is that the overwhelming majority live in the eastern ...

AN account of geographic research in China by Prof. Chi-Yun Chang (Ann. Assoc. Amer. Geog., 39, No. 1, March 1944) contains a record of a great deal of valuable work, much of which, under present ...

Far into the night he studied maps, despatches, tried to gauge the strategy and numbers of the so-called “People’s Army” which for several months has been advancing slowly southward along ...

Visitors immerse themselves in a virtual reality exhibition at the Nanjing Museum in Jiangsu province on July 10, 2025. The exhibition, titled Mapping the World: The Kunyu Wanguo Quantu of Ming China, ...

China said it found foreign geographic information software could be compromising confidential and sensitive data in key sectors including its military, and warned security departments to conduct ...

The Geographical Review welcomes authoritative, original, ably illustrated, and well-written manuscripts on any topic of geographical importance. Specifically, submissions in the areas of human ...

The Geographical Review welcomes authoritative, original, ably illustrated, and well-written manuscripts on any topic of geographical importance. Specifically, submissions in the areas of human ...

China's natural resources and national security departments have carried out joint law enforcement operations against relevant enterprises and organizations that use "problematic maps" overseas ...

China said it found foreign geographic information software could be compromising confidential and sensitive data in key sectors including its military, and warned security departments to conduct ...