31st August 2004, 12:01 PM
China is all that is under heaven because the rest of the world doesn't matter. As in, the Emperor is ruler of all that is under heaven... thinking of your own people or area as the most important isn't exactly a rare idea. Most tribes names for themselves is some variation on "the people", after all. :)
On a similar note, ancient Chinese maps always used south as the top and north as the bottom...
Anyway, I can understand why they did it. But I agree, 'All Under Heaven' is a much more appropriate translation. That is recognizable (if you know) as exactly the kind of thing that the Chinese would say about their Empire, while 'Our Land' is most definitely not. But unless you want another subtitle that explains the subtitle, I don't see a way around changing it, unfortunately.
On a similar note, ancient Chinese maps always used south as the top and north as the bottom...
Anyway, I can understand why they did it. But I agree, 'All Under Heaven' is a much more appropriate translation. That is recognizable (if you know) as exactly the kind of thing that the Chinese would say about their Empire, while 'Our Land' is most definitely not. But unless you want another subtitle that explains the subtitle, I don't see a way around changing it, unfortunately.
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