It means that if you know astronomy above and geography below, you can be called literate and shine everywhere, and you can be called smart. It originated from the explanation of "civilization" when Confucius annotated Shangshu in the Tang Dynasty.

There is something about "civilization" in the historical documents of China in the pre-Qin period. There are references to "the civilization of the wise and philosophers" in Shangshu and "the civilization of the world" in Yijing. In the Tang Dynasty, Kong Ying Da explained the Book of History, saying, "Reading the text reaches across the sky and shines everywhere.".

Civilization is the progressive state of human society, as opposed to barbarism. In a broad sense, civilization contains all the cultural achievements created by human beings and has a profound influence on guiding the values of social subjects.

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The progress of China civilization;

Chinese civilization is a civilization that advocates harmony, pursues innovation and keeps making progress. The progress of civilization comes from the inheritance from generation to generation, and the protection from generation to generation also requires constant pioneering and innovation. Chinese civilization is eclectic and eclectic, with strong openness and inclusiveness.

Chinese civilization is good at seeking wisdom and absorbing nutrition from different civilizations. Through friendly exchanges, we will promote exchanges and dialogues between different civilizations, peaceful coexistence and harmonious symbiosis, and jointly draw a beautiful picture of human civilization.

People's Network-Civilization shines in all directions through the sky and latitude.