Nothing like this existed in China, where there was one monolithic state covering a fifth of humanity, and anyone with any ambition had to pass one standardized examination, which took three days and was very difficult and involved memorizing vast numbers of characters and very complex Confucian essay writing.
ไม่มีอะไรอย่างนี้ในจีน ซึ่งเป็นรัฐเดียวอันกว้างใหญ่ มีประชากรกว่าหนึ่งในห้าของโลก