Portal:China/Selected picture/2006/December

Photo credit: Yeu Ninje

This map shows the world as was known to Han Dynasty, China in 2 CE. The shaded areas show the extent of Han civilisation. This map is bases on the existence of settlements under direct Han political authority or military control according to Tan Qixiang (ed.), Zhongguo lishi ditu (中国历史地图集; 1982).

The international boundary shown is the border claimed by the People's Republic of China. Compare the territories of the historical Han dynasty and the territories over which the modern Chinese state claims sovereignty.