Begonia Leaf Map

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The Begonia Leaf Map (Chinese: 秋海棠葉圖; pinyin: Qiūhǎitángyè Tù) is a popular designation for the historical map of the Republic of China (1912–1949). The name derives from the territory's perceived resemblance to the leaf of the Chinese begonia. The map represents the territorial claims of the Republic of China, which composed a total of 11.41 million km² of territory and included Outer Mongolia, Tannu Uriankhai, Aksai Chin, Arunachal Pradesh, Jiangxinpo, Bạch Long Vĩ Island, the Sixty-Four Villages East of the River, Heixiazi and parts of the Pamir Mountains, many of which were not under the effective administration of the Republican government. Following the 1945 Mongolian independence referendum and the subsequent establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949, this cartographic representation was gradually superseded in mainland China by the "rooster-shaped" map, reflecting the current borders of the PRC. However, the "Begonia leaf" remained the official national outline in...

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