自纪元前二二一年秦始皇灭六国统一 ,中国就是一个超大规模的国家。其土地、人口和国家制度所构成的有效管治能力 ,一直远超于其他国家。除了间歇性分裂的时期 ,统一帝国所拥有的繁荣和强盛 ,远不是历史上其他帝国可以比拟的。就算到了国运转衰的清朝季世 ,在中国的传教士 ,也 Since the eighteenth century, Qin Shihuang destroyed the reunification of the six nations. China is an extremely large country. Its land, population and state system constitute an effective governance capability far outpacing that of other countries. Except for the period of intermittent divisions, the prosperity and strength possessed by the unified empire are far from comparable to those of other empires in history. Even in the late Qing Dynasty, the Ching Dynasty, a missionary in China, also