english: 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.
non_english: Ništa slično nije bilo u Kini gde je postojala jedna jedinstvena država koja je pokrivala petinu čovečanstva i svako sa bilo kojom ambicijom je morao da položi standardizovan test koji je trajao tri dana i bio vrlo težak. Uključivao je pamćenje ogromnog broja karaktera i pisanje vrlo kompleksnih konfučijanskih eseja.