In other words, China, unlike the Western states and most countries in the world, is shaped by its sense of civilization, its existence as a civilization state, rather than as a nation state.

换言之，中国不像世界上的西方国家和多数国家，它由它自身文明所形成，它是作为一个文明国家而不是一个民族国家而存在的。

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The states of individuality and identity, in the interior of organization and between the organizations, distinguishes greatly in the different civilization times.

社会组织内部及社会组织之间的个性与同一性状态在不同文明时代有着显著的区别。

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In Warring States Period, silk was used for writing and painting, and silk industry was like the symbol of Chinese civilization.

战国时代，蚕丝用于书写和绘画，丝绸业如中华文明的一件特殊外衣的象征。

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