10-02-2026, 06:55 AM
As a follow-up, I’d like to clarify one point about the recurring circular layouts.
I think many elements are drawn as circles not because they are literally circular objects, but because this seems to be a habitual way of representing space.
The circles placed to the north, south, east and west, and connected to others, may be a generic projection expanding outward from a central circle, which I interpret as the core area — a city, a district, or a “realm”.
In this view, the circles are not maps in scale, but conceptual enlargements or sections, organized around a center.
I think many elements are drawn as circles not because they are literally circular objects, but because this seems to be a habitual way of representing space.
The circles placed to the north, south, east and west, and connected to others, may be a generic projection expanding outward from a central circle, which I interpret as the core area — a city, a district, or a “realm”.
In this view, the circles are not maps in scale, but conceptual enlargements or sections, organized around a center.