A rarely seen 400-year-old map that identified Florida as "the Land of Flowers" and put China at the center of the world went on display Tuesday at the Library of Congress.. The map created by ...

Pictured: The 400-year-old map that shows China as the centre of the world . By DAILY MAIL REPORTER Updated: 06:49 EDT, 13 January 2010 ...

A rarely seen 400-year-old map that identified Florida as the "Land of Flowers" and put China at the centre of the world went on display Tuesday at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.

Old maps of China shed light on modern border disputes and how it sees the world today at Hong Kong exhibition. A show of 80 historic maps and charts reveal China’s view of itself over the ...

In 1989, when he was 4 years old, a bald neighbor lured him away by saying they would go look at cars, which were rare in rural villages in China. That was the last time he saw his home, Li said.

Map of China and the Barbarian Countries. Engraved in stone in Fuchang in about 1136 during the Nan Song Dynasty. It was transferred on print in France in 1903.

The map's creator is calling it a "vertical" map. Unlike old horizontal maps, which focus on China’s huge landmass and show the South China Sea in a separate corner box, the new map features the ...

TAIPEI, TAIWAN — Discovery of a nearly 70-year-old map of the South China Sea could help Beijing support its claim in Asia’s biggest maritime sovereignty dispute, but it would face criticism ...

The old photographs and maps are fascinating even if you cannot read the mostly Chinese information, ... Huangpu Qu, Shanghai Shi, China. 011-86-21-6326-6171. Location. Xiaotaoyuan Mosque.

Old maps make the South China Sea's islands appear more like an appendage rather than an integral part of the country, which the new map makes "obvious with a single glance", the report added.