From Fenye to Latitude and Longitude: The Adjustment and Renewal of the Positioning System in Chinese Local Gazetteers during Qing Dynasty
Influenced by a cosmological view of the interconnectedness between heaven and humankind, ancient Chinese astrologers developed the fenye (分野, “field allocation”) system. This theory envisioned correspondence between heaven and earth and was a prevalent regional positioning system in ancient China....
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2024-06-01
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.2478/host-2024-0005 |