http://www.liveside.net/main/archive/2007/12/13/live-search-maps-the-chinese-version.aspxLive Search Maps announced via their blog today that a new Chinese version is now available, at www.ditu.live.com (ditu (地图) means maps in Chinese, according to our friend PicturePan2, who was of course already all over this news and has posted on LiveSinoenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP2 (Build: 40407.4157)http://www.liveside.net/main/archive/2007/12/13/live-search-maps-the-chinese-version.aspx#6985Fri, 14 Dec 2007 09:00:23 GMT56c526a3-1f9b-4262-a0cc-2de2ce4c7619:6985WyzyrdMyrrlyn<p>mephiles has a good point--whenever i use live maps and change directions to follow a road or see something a different way, i have to read up-side-down and/or backwards to figure out what road/other feature im viewing.</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.liveside.net/aggbug.aspx?PostID=6985" width="1" height="1">http://www.liveside.net/main/archive/2007/12/13/live-search-maps-the-chinese-version.aspx#6983Fri, 14 Dec 2007 07:02:09 GMT56c526a3-1f9b-4262-a0cc-2de2ce4c7619:6983quikboy<p>I think the Chinese government wouldn't allow MS to take aerial photography, probably because of national secrets or something.</p> <p>Or maybe Microsoft didn't get around to it.</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.liveside.net/aggbug.aspx?PostID=6983" width="1" height="1">http://www.liveside.net/main/archive/2007/12/13/live-search-maps-the-chinese-version.aspx#6981Thu, 13 Dec 2007 22:39:30 GMT56c526a3-1f9b-4262-a0cc-2de2ce4c7619:6981Mephiles<p>It would be easier if the labels were floating text instead of being part of the image.</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.liveside.net/aggbug.aspx?PostID=6981" width="1" height="1">