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Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2005
From: "Dr. Virginia R. Hetrick" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject:China world view
Take a look at Yi-fu Tuan's monograph published by the AAG around
1970-1973. There's a great map in there (it's got a darkish green
cover) and is probably about 50-60 pages long.
HTH.
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One more thought in answer to your question,
Back when I was teaching geography, several big-time life events ago, I
used the Yi-fu Tuan monograph as a resource when talking about world
views, including something I remembered tonight. The English
translation of the phrase by which the Chinese knew their own country
was Middle Kingdom.
When Tienamein Square happened, I bought a T-shirt which had the
Sinocentric view of the world on it along with something written in
Chinese lettering. I have a friend born in China who emigrated in the
mid-1950s but who is still fluent in both Cantonese and Mandarin as well
as his own province's dialects. I asked him what the Chinese lettering
on the T-shirt said. His answer, "Middle King...". He never finished
the sentence, I suspect he was thinking that he would to have to explain
Middle Kingdom to me. So, I finished the phrase and explained the
Sinocentric view of the world to him.
I got the distinct feeling I moved out of the category of being an
ignorant Caucasian that day. I haven't figured out where I moved to! ;-)
HTH.
virginia
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