Bud in mankind's wisdom, from ancient to highly civilized contemporary, every social progress. All show the great role of knowledge. Advances in knowledge, and promote the historical development, and promote human civilization. Knowledge is power!
At present, the world's such a popular saying: look at a country and a nation is prosperous, strong, prosperous, will depend on the country, the people of this nation's level of cultural knowledge. I think that this is not unreasonable. Even if a country is still not enough well-off, but as long as it is the wisdom of the people, there is emphasis on traditional knowledge, it can be asserted: the country has good prospects. And if a country and a nation are very rich, but to support a group of "ignorant and incompetent" and followers, the result must be tragic. It will gradually decline.
The reason why the Tang Dynasty in the history of the formation of "Kaiyuan Spirit" and prosperity. In addition to the emperor's open, the main reason is that at that time all walks of life to the full development of science and technology. Domestic talents, national strength,Four Seas.
In ancient times, thunder and lightning storms and other natural phenomena have been regarded as acts of God. During drought, and the people on the pig. Brought to the altar, bowed pray, take orders from a Taoist priest called Feng Huan Yu. Today, these seem to be too foolish ridiculous, but it is not knowledge but an inevitable result. Now that we have scientific knowledge, with artificial rainfall approach, even if the event of a severe drought, crops can be grown still good. "God" can not in our neck of the card. Man will triumph over nature, that is because people have the knowledge.
This shows that the country's prosperity, is inseparable from the rich and powerful knowledge.