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Honor of Kings: World Map & Setting — Regions and Jixia Academy

The open world of Honor of Kings: World: the starting hub at Jixia Academy, named regions reported from the China server, and how the map ties to the MOBA universe.

Primary keyword: Honor of Kings World map Last updated: 2026-07-12

Short Answer

Honor of Kings: World is a seamless open world drawn from the Honor of Kings universe. Players begin at Jixia Academy (稷下学院), a scholarly hub whose motto is rendered as 'the truth is what you make of it,' and explore multiple named regions tied to heroes and factions from the source universe.

What Is Confirmed

  • The player's journey starts from Jixia Academy (稷下学院), the game's scholarly hub — this framing comes from the official Chinese site.
  • The world is a seamless UE5 open world with region-based exploration, environmental traversal, and world bosses.
  • Regions are thematically tied to heroes and lore of the Honor of Kings universe.

What Is Still Unknown

  • Official English names for the regions — community translations circulate (e.g., Spring Stream Plain, West Cloudfall Highlands, Dreamweave Plain, an Underground World), but none are confirmed English localization.
  • The final region count at global launch and how much of the China map ships day one.

Guide Notes

Treat every English region name you read today — including on this page — as a community translation. The global localization team may choose entirely different names, which is why we always pair English renderings with the Chinese originals.

China-server exploration content includes region puzzles, collectibles, and open-world bosses; the structure will be familiar if you have played modern open-world action RPGs, but the traversal and co-op emphasis are the differentiators.

For Western players, the setting is the freshest part: this is a Chinese-mythology-inflected fantasy universe that has never had a serious English-language introduction. Expect unfamiliar factions and place-names — that is the appeal, not a barrier.

FAQ

What is Jixia Academy?

The scholarly institution where your character's journey begins — the official Chinese site frames it as the starting hub. The name nods to the historical Jixia Academy of Warring States-era China.

How big is the map?

No official square-kilometer figure exists. China-server players describe multiple distinct regions with seamless travel; concrete comparisons will have to wait for the global build.

Is the world shared with other players?

The game is built as a social open world with co-op content, but the exact server/instance structure for the global version is unconfirmed.

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