There is no generally recognized date marking the end of our imperial era. 不存在标记着我们帝国时代结束的普遍承认的日期。
Most effective, Beijing two years ago abolished the ancient crop taxes that had been the bane of China's farmers since imperial times. 还有更多的成果，北京政府于两年前取消了古老的农业税，自帝国时代以来，它一直是中国农民的沉重负担。
