Sixiang

Sixiang, the ‘Venice of the East,' is located in the shallow waters of the China Sea. Sixiang was established at the exact crossroads of the four major regional nations - Japan/Ainu, Hainan, Daijiang China and Joseon Korea. It aims to be a trade and transportation hub between these four cultures, while blending their styles into its own unique designs.

Sixiang City
Sixiang is a city state, centered on its one-of-a-kind canal city that bears the same name. This canal city is built completely from scratch, without any pre-existing land to base it on. The canal city has four distinct quarters, each built with inspiration from the four major nations to each side of Sixiang. For example, Black Tortoise Island is closest to Dajiang, thus takes inspiration from Dajiang architecture. While inspired by the more complex designs of nations around it, Sixiang aims to keep its architecture elegant and simplistic, so that anyone can easily adapt to it and build with it.

Origins and Etymology
The name and unique maritime location of Sixiang is explained by its Chinese meaning - the four cardinal directions and four great beasts of Chinese astrology and mythology. Therefore, while each quarter represents one of the nations around the city, they also represent the themes present with their respective directions and animals in Chinese mythology. Each of the four major island quarters is named accordingly - Black Tortoise Island, White Tiger Island, Vermillion Island and Azure island. Black tortoise Island has more wintery, Chinese characteristics and pallets of birch, while vermilion island is designed with a more summery, Japanese aesthetic.

Sixiang Policies
Sixiang currently has a population of one - but it desires only a small core population of builders, with the main focus of the nation on foreign construction and commerce. In addition to expanding its own population, the city will offer properties for low prices to any businesses, embassies and dual citizens who want them. It also aims to establish rail and transport links with surrounding nations, to strengthen regional commerce even further.