《论衡·卷十一·谈天篇》
相离万里，所看见的太阳大小不变，可见如今中国占有的土地面积，是很小的。
相去万里，小大不变，方今天下，得地之广，少矣。
Although separated by thousands of miles, the sun looks the same size. This shows that the land area currently occupied by China is very small.
<s>[INST] Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 相去万里，小大不变，方今天下，得地之广，少矣。 [/INST] Although separated by thousands of miles, the sun looks the same size. This shows that the land area currently occupied by China is very small.</s>
Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 相去万里，小大不变，方今天下，得地之广，少矣。
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Although separated by thousands of miles, the sun looks the same size. This shows that the land area currently occupied by China is very small.
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