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![This 31,000-ton stone monument, commissioned by Emperor Zhu Dhi to honor his father, never stood and still lies where it was ...](http://d3e1m60ptf1oym.cloudfront.net/e142a4f4-391d-11e0-a151-03cebae274c0/9169100010_1_xgaplus.jpg)
![A tourist stands on the edge of Hainan Island China's southernmost point, considered to be the "end of the civilized world," ...](http://d3e1m60ptf1oym.cloudfront.net/c86ddea8-391d-11e0-ac5f-b1742d9d3d84/9169100011_xgaplus.jpg)
A tourist stands on the edge of Hainan Island China's southernmost point, considered to be the "end of the civilized world," by the emperor of the middle kingdom.
Author: Michael Yamashita
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Photo size: 16.3 Mpixels (46.6 MB uncompressed) - 4933x3300 pixels (16.4x11 in / 41.8x27.9 cm at 300 ppi)
Photo keywords: Hainan Island, China, Zheng He Book, page 57, southernmost point, end of the civilized world
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