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This service, located at ditu.google.cn, has replaced Google Local, which was at bendi.google.cn. First off, there's a couple of big differences between this and Google Maps for the US. You can't use satellite or hybrid mode in the Chinese version. If you want a satellite you have to go back to using Google Earth or other such sites, and of course it's hard to find your way there because all you see are blotches of rooftops. Ditu.google.cn just has the regular graphics.

Back in February, Wired Magazine ran a story on the center of the USA according to Google Maps. The -ist network of sites, being geographically organized, was quick to pick up on this meme, giving us the center of New York and of Washington D.C..

For those of you who love Google Earth and have been craving some satellite imagery of the local scene, Google Local has recently uploaded some high-res images of the Puxi area of Shanghai. Use the scroll and zoom functions in the top left corner of the map to find your house or apartment, or perhaps to explore those areas of Shanghai that you just can't pry yourself off the couch to see during these cold winter months.

Google has launched a beta version of the Google Local service in Chinese. According to one report, information is provided for 170 Chinese cities. Like the English version, you can find information about where the closest movie theater or coffee shop is to you. But how does this actually work in practice?