 China is still an empire, Native American Indians and Eskimos still live in traditional ways, yet there are ocean liners, telephones, a postal service, chewing gum and other modern conveniences.There are many fictional locations, like the "Crown of the World", a vast mountain range coloured in red and white stripes, and the "Magnetic Cliffs".Some locations are based on real places, such as the Himalayas, and legendary ones, such as the magnetic cliffs in the "Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor" and a beautiful abandoned city under the sea, patterned after Atlantis.