22 Nov, 2008 in
Taiwan by Fili An
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google maps; pinyin; street names; tainan; Taiwan;
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Yep, it’s hard to believe but along side the Chinese street names are now Pinyin English street names. Yippi!
At first, it took me a while to realize what was different about the map I was looking at, but finally I realized I didn’t need to struggle with reading the Chinese street names, the Pinyin name was there, with the section number and even main city locations and important buildings are now translated (notice “Jian Xing Junior High School”?) . How brilliant is that?
Took a while for Google to catch up with the competition but they’ve finally implemented it, and much better and in more detail. Good job.
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