Former title: Xue Qikun | "Tiangong Classroom" Guide More Teenagers to Sail Away

Reading aloud for space

Reader: Xue Qikun, physicist, academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences, president of South University of Science and Technology

Hello, three astronauts, I'm Xue Qikun, a reader.

Yaping, I am also your fellow villager in Shandong. It's a great honor and pride to read for you. I study physics and am very interested in physical phenomena under weightlessness. I hope to have the opportunity to invite you to do experiments designed by me on the China Space Station.

Today, I want to read the Book of Rites · University for you. I wish you a journey in space with infinite taste.

Xue Qikun Reads The Book of Rites · The University (Excerpt)

(Northern Song Dynasty) Selected by Cheng Hao and Cheng Yi from the Book of Rites

The way of university is to be virtuous, to be friendly to the people, and to be perfect. When you know the end, you can be calm; when you are calm, you can be calm; when you are calm, you can be worried; when you are worried, you can get it. Everything has its origin and end. If you know the order of things, you will get a shortcut.

In ancient times, those who wanted to show virtue in the world first governed their country; If you want to govern your country, you should first organize your family. Those who want to keep their families together should first cultivate their bodies; If you want to cultivate your body, first correct your heart; Those who want to rectify their minds should first be honest with their intentions; If you want to be sincere, you should know it first; Knowledge is the essence.

Then you can know everything, then you can know everything, then you can be sincere, then you can be sincere, then you can be upright, then you can cultivate yourself, then you can cultivate your family, then you can cultivate your family, then you can govern your country, then you can govern your country, and then you can make the world even.