Abstract:

The annotation of place names near national boundaries involves administrative place names, natural place names, historical place names, foreign place names, ethnic minority place names, etc. The annotation forms are various. Based on the study of the relevant regulations on the representation of place names on open maps in China, this paper proposes that the annotation of place names near the boundaries on open maps should not only consider the requirements of map compilation. More attention should be paid to the political orientation of place names, their historical origin and the translation criteria of minority languages.

Key words: national boundary, place name note, administrative place name, natural place name, place name label