The Influence of the Nationwide Reading Activity on Lifelong Learning

Abstract

Reading is the most direct way of acquiring knowledge among the various ways of lifelong learning. It has a deep influence on not only the individual development but also the future of a country and the fate of a nation. Besides cultivating the culture accomplishment, reading helps the whole society uphold high moral and ethical standards for membership. With the development of society and economy and the improvement of national humanistic quality, reading is of great significance for people. In recent years, the nationwide reading activity conducted by the Chinese government plays a very important role in improving national quality and promoting social development. Over the years, by recording and keeping historic memories, books especially the classics express deep concern about the issues of human development, and provide people with great enlightment at the same time. Obviously, the government plays a leading role in nationwide reading, collaboratively developing paper and digital literature resources with different sectors of the society in order to satisfy the national reading demands. What’s more, reading can help people develop social cognition while cultivating their rational thinking and innovative thinking, thus to elevate humanistic quality which has great practical significance in every country.