Continent Introductio", Waldseemüller noted that the earth is divided into four parts, Europe, Asia, Africa and the fourth part, which he named "America" after Amerigo Vespucci's first name. On the map, the word "America" was placed on part of South America. From the 16th century the English noun "continent" was derived from the term "continent land", meaning continuous or connected land and translated from the Latin "terra continens". The noun was used to mean "a connected or continuous tract of land" or mainland. It was not applied only to very large areas of land—in the 17th century, references were made to
The Continent (film) in Zhoushan, and Dongji Island. One of the leads, William Feng, was injured when the filming process was nearly finished. The film premiered in mainland China on July 24, 2014. The movie follows three young men, without much life experience, who live on an island located in the East China Sea. The three hatch a plan to journey across the Chinese mainland, and along the way, documents their experiences before finally ending their journey that will decide their destinies. The Continent (film) The Continent () is a 2014 Chinese road-trip comedy film written directed by Han Han. The film was