Show immensity of yellow empire the total area ot of china la Is estimated at square miles A census of 0 the kind taken in ili western nations has never been attempted in china and thi nearest approach to a reliable estimate Is probably tile the census of hous holds not individuals taken by the chinese ministry of interior in 1910 assuming 56 55 persons to a house household id which by a test census in various al ou parts of the country was found to be rl ft fair average ave rago the population totaled including as the probable pro ballo population ol of tibet |