What are the three aspects of cultural confidence?

Understanding cultural self-confidence from three levels

Huang Jie

20181191October 15:50 source: study times.

Original title: Interpreting cultural self-confidence from three levels

To deeply understand cultural self-confidence, we need to start from the following three aspects: first, on the theoretical level, we should think about the issue of cultural subjectivity, whether each nation should have it, and whether cultural self-confidence can be realized; Second, on the historical level, reread the axis of civilization and see whether the nation has cultural self-confidence from the perspective of inheritance; Third, in practice, how to construct the cultural soft power that reflects the contemporary development.

Theoretical level: highlighting cultural subjectivity

Culture is the ideological guidance, spiritual support, moral education and knowledge cultivation of a country and a nation, and it is also an important symbol that distinguishes a country and a nation from other countries and nations. The culture of every country and nation is the spiritual product of its working life, and it is also the spiritual strength of its survival and development.

Culture is the soul of a country and a nation. Throughout the ages, all nationalities in the world have been deeply influenced by their spiritual culture at all stages of historical development without exception. Then, "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."

From the perspective of cultural subjectivity, Mr. Qian Mu has always respected China culture, and he insisted that China people must be warm and respect national history. All his works are aimed at inspiring people's enthusiasm and investment in protecting their own history and culture and developing the historical view of national culture. From 65438 to 0963, the Hong Kong government invited New Asia College, Chung Chi College and United College to merge to form a new university-The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Chinese does not mean language, but culture. It is said that many names came to mind at that time-China University and Zhonghua University. Finally, Qian Mu insisted that "it is better to call China University". When he founded The Chinese University of Hong Kong, he particularly emphasized the culture of China and the Chinese nation's ability to maintain cultural subjectivity. Mr. Ma Yueran, a famous Swedish sinologist and Nobel Prize in Literature judge, commented on Qian Mu, "He is full of respect for China's glorious past and full of confidence in China's glorious future".

After Qian Mu's death, Shilin mourned. At that time, a large number of media gave a very high evaluation of the academic contribution of the scholar with the title of "Guardian of China's history and culture-paying tribute to the historian Mr. Qian Binsi" and "Inheriting China's tradition and innovating China's culture-paying tribute to Mr. Qian Mu, a master of Chinese studies".

Historical Level: Rereading The Axis of Civilization

The "axis era" of human civilization is the viewpoint put forward by the German philosopher IELTS Bells in The Origin and Goal of History, which shows that a certain historical period is a major breakthrough period of human civilization spirit and has been recognized by the ideological circle. According to him, the 8th century BC to the 2nd century BC was the axis of human civilization, and great ideological giants appeared in all civilizations. There were Socrates, Plato and Aristotle in ancient Greece, Jewish prophets in Israel, Sakyamuni in ancient India, Confucius and Laozi in China ... Their thoughts have shaped different cultural traditions and have always influenced human life. The more important historical phenomenon is that although China, Indian, Middle East and Greek are separated by Qianshan Mountain, their cultures in the Axial Age have many similarities. They all face the world in a rational and moral way and begin to "awaken the ultimate concern". Engels once pointed out that thinkers in this period studied almost all the basic problems of human beings and provided the embryonic form.

China culture is a vast and profound treasure house of wisdom. Whether it is literature and art, philosophy, architectural technology, folk customs, or governing the country and personality cultivation, it contains profound wisdom and charm and can provide rich cultural accumulation. Learning and mastering the essence of various thoughts is very beneficial to establish a correct world outlook, outlook on life and values. To some extent, if we want to face the reality and the future, we must sort out our past, and through this creative transformation and innovative development, let our past resources serve the future and future goals. In short, if culture wants to move towards the present and the future, and if it wants to make excellent traditional culture continue to be deeply rooted in people's hearts, guide our lives, nourish our lives and enrich our connotations, it must be innovated and creatively transformed.

If China wants to move forward, don't forget where it comes from, where its ideological and cultural foundation is, and where its greatest advantage lies at every step. If you don't understand all this, you may make all kinds of mistakes, such as standing still.

Realistic level: building cultural soft power

There is no doubt about the achievements of our ancestors, mainly because many people have questioned and disagreed with today's ideological and cultural achievements. "If you want people not to doubt, you must be confident first". Only by having firm confidence in one's own culture can we gain persistence, firm cultural self-confidence and cultural consciousness. We must think from two dimensions: first, how to look at the role of traditional culture from the ancient and modern perspectives, and "open up our own life according to the rules of the ancients"; Second, from the perspective of China and the West, how to learn from the achievements of foreign civilizations is "inclusive".

First of all, we should have a new understanding of "tradition". Modernization is the traditional modernization. A country must cherish its national tradition, and "creative transformation and innovative development" is the only way. Today, with the deepening of globalization, national self-esteem and self-confidence rooted in traditional culture is an important spiritual pillar for a country and a nation to integrate into a civilized family. Only on the fertile soil of national culture and in the spiritual home of * * *, can we establish the same discourse, value recognition and humanistic character suitable for the historical tradition and national psychology of the broad masses of people. Secondly, to build China's cultural soft power, we should have a broad international vision, boldly absorb all the achievements of civilization created by human society, and seriously study and learn from the laws and experiences of cultural exchanges and discourse giving and receiving in various countries with an open attitude, especially the cultivation of values contained therein.

Moire is linked with national movement, and environment is linked with national environment. Focusing on the demand, China's cultural development should design the topic of "China" and achieve three major goals, namely, telling the story of China well, spreading the value of China well and creating China discourse well. To sum up, China's story should take the new changes and trends of China's economic and social development since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China as the breakthrough point, and show China comprehensively, stereoscopically and truly. For example, films that present the multidimensional development of the country spread the story of China from a realistic perspective. The value of China should focus on spreading socialist core values and Chinese excellent traditional culture, face the international stage, show the excellent character of China's history and culture, and reflect the spiritual atmosphere of contemporary China road. For example, in the form of "harmony between poetry and song", innovative cultural programs organically integrate traditional poetry classics with modern TV media communication, awaken and polish literary classics, and trace back to the roots of modern civilization. China's words should be guided by world peace and carry forward the spiritual concept of Chinese culture. For example, Nobel Prize in Literature winner Mo Yan's "Fatigue of Life and Death" and other works show the tragedy and war experienced by China, a huge cultural melting pot in modern history, and reflect a life full of love, pain and unity in an era; Hugo Award winner Liu Santi's trilogy "Raising China's Science Fiction Literature to World-class Level" is not only the first time that an Asian has won an award, but also the first long science fiction novel exported to the United States in New China. Bronze Sunflower by Cao Wenxuan, the winner of the International Andersen Prize, pays attention to children's living conditions and spiritual world, and writes about children's inner humanity, human feelings, dignity and ideals.

(Editor: Wan Peng, Xie Lei)

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