我国古代有传统习惯,帝王坐北朝南,座位在北方,所以“面南称王”、“面北称臣”。君王为尊为上,坐在北面,所以以北为上;大臣为卑下,坐在南面,所以以南为下。“北”和“上”,“南”和“下”,在我国古代就联系在一起了。在实际生活中,北为上、南为下的例子也很多,如看地图时就有一个 In ancient China, there were traditional customs. The emperors faced the south and had seats in the north. Therefore, they “faced the king in the south” and “fell in the north”. The king is honored and sits on the north side, so it is on the north side; the minister is humbled and sits on the south side, so the south is down. “North” and “up”, “south” and “down” were linked together in ancient China. In real life, there are many examples of north and south being down. If you look at a map, you have one.