The connotation of Chinese civilization is a civilization that pursues truth.

The sages summarized the pursuit of truth civilization, which is a process of pursuing truth, as learning from things. Gewu is the supreme thing, and the ancients took things as natural things, so Gewu is also the observation and analysis of the objective world; Knowledge, as the result of the matter, emphasizes the basic fact that knowledge and ideas are derived from people's practice and not from empty fantasy in their minds. The core value of Chinese civilization lies in its world view of the unity of man and nature. The ancestors gained knowledge from the exploration of nature.

increasing wisdom means that the process of learning knowledge is actually the process of understanding the world and nature. The ancients took learning as the legal effect. Obviously, learning nature is to imitate and conform to nature first, so the concept of the unity of man and nature was developed, which constitutes the essential difference between Chinese civilization and western civilization.

the history of Chinese civilization

China civilization is one of the oldest and longest-lasting civilizations in the world. The important factors that produce Chinese are the Yellow River and the Yangtze River. The agricultural civilization produced in the Yellow River basin is influenced by the natural and geographical factors in the historical period, and it is constantly transitioning and developing to the agricultural civilization in the Yangtze River basin. Agricultural civilization in the Yangtze River basin is the inheritance and development of agricultural civilization in the Yellow River basin. The early agriculture in the Yellow River basin was mainly to grow millet, while the agriculture in the Yangtze River basin was mainly to grow rice.

the place and time of China civilization. According to archaeological research, there are several different views from the late Yangshao culture to the early Longshan culture. China is one of the important birthplaces of mankind. As early as about 8 million years ago, ancient apes lived in Kaiyuan and Lufeng, Yunnan. Since then, after a long period of evolution, primitive people and clan tribes have emerged in different periods, such as Yuanmou people, Lantian people, Beijingers, cavemen and Banpo people.