Sixth, the sphericity of the earth finally became common sense for the Chinese largely due to the political and cultural transformation of modern China.

• 六、地圆说赢得了最后的胜利，是因为近代中国皇朝及儒士文化消亡的结构性文化变迁，使传统的知识传递者与文化的传承者，在性质上有了很大的变化。