Engraved in stone in Fuchang in 1136AD during the Song Dynasty, this map of China entitled 'Hua Yi Tu' or 'Map or China and the Barbarian Countries' was published in the 1900s and is now in the Forest of Stone Steles Museum in Xi’an, China. It shows Hainan Island as the southernmost territory of China.
Engraved in stone in Fuchang in 1136AD during the Song Dynasty, this map of China entitled 'Hua Yi Tu' or 'Map or China and the Barbarian Countries' was published in the 1900s and is now in the Forest of Stone Steles Museum in Xi’an, China. It shows Hainan Island as the southernmost territory of China.
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Ancient Chinese maps debunk Beijing's sea claims, says Philippine judge

Raissa Robles
Raissa Robles

Updated: 12:33pm, 11 Jun, 2014

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Engraved in stone in Fuchang in 1136AD during the Song Dynasty, this map of China entitled 'Hua Yi Tu' or 'Map or China and the Barbarian Countries' was published in the 1900s and is now in the Forest of Stone Steles Museum in Xi’an, China. It shows Hainan Island as the southernmost territory of China.
Engraved in stone in Fuchang in 1136AD during the Song Dynasty, this map of China entitled 'Hua Yi Tu' or 'Map or China and the Barbarian Countries' was published in the 1900s and is now in the Forest of Stone Steles Museum in Xi’an, China. It shows Hainan Island as the southernmost territory of China.
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