This passage mainly discussed 2 parts, the definitions, relationships and differences of “space” and “places” (“tours” and maps”) and strategies that allow for “spatial” discussion of tales. For the first part, it is noted that a place is an instantaneous arrangement of locations that determines the order in which elements are dispersed in coexistence relationships. While space is a more practical place that requires 3 other actual elements in consideration. It also indicates that in everyday life, it is a means to check the opposition of “place” and “space” via the phrases “being-there” and “operations.” In conclusion, their connection is

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It was not until I read ‘Spatial Stories’, that I realised space and place are actually two different things. While places usually have a static representation of the locations, spaces represent the movements of things around them. For example, in many Hong Kong movies, the view from the Peak of the Victoria Harbour is a ‘place’ which symbolises Hong Kong. ‘Place’ is like about the setting of the story. While filming the streets, how the people or things travel along, is the dynamic representation of the story, which contains more illustrative information, and curates the meaning of ‘time’ and ‘vector’.

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“Frontier” and “bridges” are two opposing terms mentioned in the extract of the practice of everyday life by Michel de Certeau. “Frontier” relates to separation, whether it is a physical separation between two nations by rivers or ocean. For instance, Taiwan and mainland China are separated by the ocean. Or an intangible Imaginate separation between races, for example the conflict between Black and White in the United States. It all relates a  form of boundaries between two elements. However the term “Bridge” refers to connection or a sense of togetherness. By the meaning of the word, it meant to connect

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This article gave me an initial understanding of the connection between place and space. Place is a geographical location that exists objectively, while space is more related to human activity. For example, if a movement from one place to another occurs, creating a new experience, this transforms the location into a space. This is similar to the relationship with sites on a map and tours. When a person is involved in a static location, they will compose a dynamic space from which the story emerges. The story provides the space to authorize characters to carry out specific actions within it.

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The difference between space and place is: place implies an indication of stability. In contradistinction to the place, it has thus none of the univocity or stability of a “proper”. I personally think that in most cases the extent of space is greater than the extent of place Larger, while places are more specific by comparison. So to a certain extent space includes place. However, the author believes: stories thus carry out a labor that constantly transforms places into places or spaces into places. Then the author uses a comparison between tour and map to analyze the difference between tour

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