Is there an ancient chinese name for Asia?
Ancient Chinese has no concept of the modern-called continents. Instead, they describe the world as a &quot;China-Foreign&quot; system, while China is the centre of the world, and other countries are scattered around China.
The name of Asia firstly appeared in China in 1582, on the map Kunyu Wanguo Quantu. The name was translated by Matteo Ricci, assisted by Chinese officials.