Their cuisine is also Japanese-inspired as are many of the characters’ names who live there. The Kyoshi warriors wear Japanese armor and paint their faces in designs reminiscence of Kabuki, classical Japanese dance drama. If it seems like something someone might print, physically post, and reference then it. Regions like Kyoshi Island, however, resemble feudal Japan. Art Save From A map of the Four Nations from Avatar: The Last Airbender, including a path of Aang’s journey Picture based reference guides for anything and everything. Ba Sing Se, surrounded by high walls, may also resemble Constantinople, the capital of the Roman Empire which also saw large numbers of refugees during times of war. The emperor and people’s garb appears to be of the Qing dynasty with various Korean influences as well. The capital city, Ba Sing Se, resembles Beijing and the royal palace therein is based on the Forbidden City. In particular, the kingdom takes inspiration from the Chinese Ming and Qing dynasties, the last imperial dynasties before the Republic of China. Most generally, the setting may be considered “Eurasia.” The Earth Kingdom is probably the most complex and historically elaborate of any of the Avatar settings, containing cities inspired by everything from later Chinese dynastic periods to Shogun Japan to the Roman Empire.
