和其它民族一样 ,中国人很懂得信息的价值。中国古代的四大技术发明中 ,有三项是和信息有关的 :指南针、造纸和活版印刷。指南针告诉人们有关方向的信息 ,纸和活版印刷术的发明则便利了文字的传播。唐代大诗人杜甫曾有“峰火连三月 ,家书抵万金”的诗句 ,这虽然是诗 ,却并不夸 Like other nations, Chinese know the value of information. Three of the four ancient technological inventions in ancient China were information-related: compass, papermaking and letterpress printing. The compass tells people about the direction of information, and the invention of paper and typography has facilitated the spread of words. Du Fu, a great poet of the Tang Dynasty, once had a poem entitled “Peak Fire Even in March, Home Notes to Golds”. Although this is a poem, it does not boast