With the process of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, carrying forward the excellent traditional Chinese culture has once again been pushed to the stage of history. Marx agreed with Morgan, an American anthropologist, that the "new system" that modern society tends to be "the resurrection of ancient type society in a higher form". It can be said that the Renaissance in Europe and the academic trend of thought in the three hundred years of Qing Dynasty in China "to restore the ancients for liberation" are all such "Resurrection". History shows that the traditional "Resurrection" is loaded with the mission of the times. At present, the rise of Chinese excellent traditional culture is not "only selling ancient pills", but also shouldering the cultural mission of the new era.
Practice the "old country and new life"
Similar to the traditional expression of "Resurrection in a high-level form", it is the proposition of "new destiny of the old country" put forward by Feng Youlan, a Chinese philosophy historian. He explained that the so-called "old state" is the motherland, the Chinese nation, and the so-called "new destiny" is to build socialism. The mission of Chinese excellent traditional culture in the new era is not only to maintain the "identity and individuality" of the "old state" (i.e. the Chinese nation), but also to promote the transformation and development of the new era, that is, to build China into a socialist modern power and realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. "The old country and the new life" means "the new meets the old". The old has vitality and is not a sample displayed in the museum; the new also has its own national characteristics ".
Today, to carry forward the excellent traditional Chinese culture, we need to build an "old state" in the "new life", and neutral the "new life" in the "old state": on the one hand, the new change and development of culture confirm the subjectivity of the Chinese nation; on the other hand, the subjectivity of the Chinese nation also stipulates the new change and development of culture. In fact, it means the "Resurrection" of Chinese excellent traditional culture in the new era. If we use our cultural policy to express this "Resurrection", it is to make the past serve the present and bring forth the new. It is to carry out creative transformation and innovative development of Chinese excellent traditional culture, so that the most basic cultural gene of the Chinese nation can adapt to the contemporary culture and coordinate with the modern society. Obviously, in the new era, it is our cultural policy that Chinese excellent traditional culture practices the historical mission of "old country, new life".
Stick to the position of the Chinese nation
General secretary Xi Jinping elevated the excellent traditional culture of China to the height of "gene", "cultural blood", "spiritual lifeline" and "unique spiritual sign" of the Chinese nation, emphasizing the special value of Chinese excellent traditional culture to the Chinese nation. Culture is the soul of a country and a nation. It is a big issue concerning the rise and fall of national prosperity, cultural security and the independence of national spirit whether we can strengthen cultural self-confidence. In China, where the trend of thought of "Westernization" is constantly surging, it is of great significance to emphasize the promotion of the excellent traditional Chinese culture: to establish and adhere to the position of the Chinese nation, to better build the Chinese spirit, Chinese value and Chinese power.
In the aspect of moral value construction, we can't blindly become the echo of western moral value; in the aspect of literary and artistic creation, we should oppose "respecting foreign countries", "taking foreign countries as beauty", "following only foreign countries" and "de sinicizing"; in the aspect of philosophy and social science research, we can't regard western theoretical views and academic achievements as "the only criterion" and arbitrarily tailor the present situation of China Reality. Our people must adhere to the excellent cultural traditions and moral values formed and developed in our country, and strengthen their cultural self-confidence and spiritual independence. It can be said that the extensive and profound Chinese excellent traditional culture is an important foundation for us to stand firm in the agitation of world culture. To ensure cultural security, to re-establish the independence of the Chinese nation and to improve the identification of Chinese civilization are the fundamental historical mission of the excellent traditional Chinese culture in the new era.
Cultivate socialist core values
The cultivation of socialist core values is an important embodiment of the realization of contemporary values of Chinese excellent traditional culture, and also one of its important missions. Chinese civilization has lasted for thousands of years and has its unique value system. The excellent traditional Chinese culture centered on this value system has become the gene of the Chinese nation, deeply rooted in the hearts of the Chinese people, influencing the way of thinking and behavior of the Chinese people. Today, we advocate and carry forward the socialist core values, we must draw rich nutrition from them, otherwise there will be no vitality and influence. General secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: "we are born Chinese. The most fundamental thing is that we have the unique spiritual world of Chinese people and the values that people use everyday. The socialist core values we advocate fully reflect the inheritance and sublimation of the excellent traditional Chinese culture. " Core values are highly abstract categories, but they are not abstract from the west, but abstract from China's cultural tradition and social life. Therefore, our core values can only be accurately understood and deeply nourished in China's excellent traditional culture.
"History and reality show that a nation that has abandoned or betrayed its own history and culture is not only impossible to develop, but also likely to stage a series of historical tragedies." Solid core values have their inherent roots. To abandon the tradition and the root is to cut off their own spiritual lifeline. In this sense, it can be said that