摘要
DURING the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods 2,000 years ago, Chinese distinguished
DURING the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods 2,000 years ago, Chinese distinguished the size and power of the numerous vassal states by the number of horse-drawn military chariots （each drawn by four horses） they owned. The ＂thousand- chariot＂ states were large ones, while the ＂hundred-chariots＂ states were medium-sized to small ones. This reflects the thinking in ancient China that ＂the affairs of a state are determined by its military,
