China Atlas - World Atlas

Author: Fan Yi
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Publish Date: 2006-07-01
Features: "The China Atlas" is a highly practical reference book. It includes 254 maps of various types, approximately 170,000 words of text, and a name index of about 40,000 entries. The atlas was created using modern digital cartographic techniques. In terms of map layout, content selection, representation methods, and printing and binding, it fully incorporates the characteristics of outstanding domestic and international atlases, striving for a harmonious unity of scientificity, knowledge, practicality, and artistry. The data used in "The China Atlas" is authoritative and up-to-date. Administrative boundaries at the provincial level are drawn based on the 1:1,000,000 "Standard Atlas of Administrative Boundaries of the People's Republic of China" released by the Civil Affairs Ministry and the National Bureau of Surveying and Mapping in June 2004. Administrative division data for counties and above is up to June 2004. Statistical data in the preliminary maps and text descriptions primarily adopts materials from the 2003 edition of "China Statistical Yearbook," "China City Statistical Yearbook," and "China Population Statistical Yearbook." It is a rich, aesthetically pleasing, and highly practical reference book that reflects the characteristics of the era and offers significant value, suitable for readers to understand and study basic national and provincial conditions, as well as learn about Chinese geography. "The World Atlas" contains 225 pages of maps, 150,000 words of text, and a name index of 62,000 entries. The China Cartographic Publishing House organized a team of experts, scholars, and technicians specializing in world map compilation and publishing. After two years of dedicated effort, they meticulously crafted this work. The atlas fully incorporates the characteristics of outstanding domestic and international atlases in its design, utilized the latest up-to-date data from around the world during the editing process, and employed advanced computer cartographic techniques in its production. The atlas has reached unprecedented levels of scientificity, artistry, and practicality in China.