16世纪意大利外交家和人文主义者杰欧瓦尼·博特罗(Giovanni Botero)在描述他那个时代欧洲城市的重要性和功能时指出:“城市据说是人民汇集之地,人们为了更轻松地获得大量财富并改善自己的生活而汇集到那里。城市的伟大不在于其占地有多大,也不在于其城墙所囊括的区域有多广,而在于其居民的规模和数量及他们所拥有的实力。因为 In the 16th century Italian diplomat and humanist Giovanni Botero, describing the importance and function of European cities of his time, pointed out: ”The city is said to be the place where people come together and people are more relaxed To gain a great deal of wealth and to improve their own lives.City’s greatness lies not in how much it occupies nor in the area covered by its walls but in the size and number of its inhabitants and what they own Because of