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裴秀
péi​xiù

Pei Xiu

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裴秀 péi​xiù Pei Xiu

Famous government official and geographer of the Western Jin dynasty (224-271); known as the father of traditional Chinese cartography, he created the "Yu Gong Di Yu Tu" and established the six principles of map-making.

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