...A Question Of Perspective
How China sees the world:
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| That's one way... |
How the USA sees the world:
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| ... and that's another! |
When I received our magazine the Economist and saw the cover with “How China sees the world” it reminded me of another cover so I went on a search and I came upon this really interesting website with all kind of different maps. There’s also a version of how the French sees the World and if you are confused about the kissing thing in France a map also exist
There are a few that are really interesting like the map that compares the population of China’s province (+ Taiwan), autonomous regions and municipalities with those of whole countries. Beijing has the same population of Angola!
Another one I found interesting is a satellite view at night of Korea. With the contrast of lights between North Korea and South Korea you can really see how far apart the two countries are.
A few months ago I talked about how puzzled I was by the way the world maps looked in the States… well I’m not the only one!
And I also ponder about getting this one. I will of course change the city!
But my favorite is definitely this one. Beijing to Grenoble on the same subway line!
There are a few that are really interesting like the map that compares the population of China’s province (+ Taiwan), autonomous regions and municipalities with those of whole countries. Beijing has the same population of Angola!
Another one I found interesting is a satellite view at night of Korea. With the contrast of lights between North Korea and South Korea you can really see how far apart the two countries are.
A few months ago I talked about how puzzled I was by the way the world maps looked in the States… well I’m not the only one!
And I also ponder about getting this one. I will of course change the city!
But my favorite is definitely this one. Beijing to Grenoble on the same subway line!
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| Take the red line and it's direct! |
