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Many people have the illusion that as long as China is still there, Chinese people are still there, Mandarin is still there, and Chinese learning and cultural heritage are still there, traditional Chinese culture is still existing and even developing, whether it is ?0?2 delightfully or obnoxiously. That is why we hear the voices of "the twenty-first century will be the century of Chinese culture" and "an open China is still faced with the heavy task of eradicating feudalism" at the same time. But the problem now lies precisely in?0?2, the **** same premise of these two seemingly opposing statements, that is, the living presence of traditional Chinese culture is almost gone, and the mainstream of traditional Chinese culture is facing a major crisis of being cut off from its children and grandchildren, and not being able to be sustained.

Culture, especially tangible culture or "elegant culture" that has had a clear impact on the character and historical direction of a nation, is an organic living organism that has its or their historical life and soul. To say that a culture in this sense still exists or does not exist depends mainly on whether or not it is still alive in the real life of a nation or community. The specific signs are: (1) whether the culture still has its heirs in the strict sense of the word, i.e., people who consciously carry on her "Taoism" in a group way and with their own life practices; (2) whether the most basic social structure on which she depends for her survival still exists; (3) whether her basic value orientation still influences the major choices made by the people in their lives; (4) whether her unique language is still alive in people's lives; and (5) whether her culture is still alive in the real life of a certain people or community. 2 distinctive language is still alive in the discourses and art forms in which people express key ideas and deep feelings. In short, to see whether a culture is alive or not, we have to see whether her basic spirit can still move real people and echo with real life?0?2 and the course of history. According to such a view, we cannot say that the ancient Egyptian culture is still alive in Egypt, or the Two Rivers culture is still alive in Iraq. Of course, any living culture will develop and change, but that is a natural evolutionary process, and there is a connection between the old and the new forms, a "genetic" connection. If there is a cultural rupture, that is, a forced change in people's way of being, thinking and spiritual orientation, and if it is replaced by another culture that is different from the original rather than being intertwined with it, then it can no longer be said to be a new form of the original culture. More specifically, if the phenomenon indicated by one of the four signs mentioned above basically disappeared, then the culture has a big problem, there are two or three signs of the phenomenon is not ?0?2 visible, the culture has been in crisis or serious crisis, if all four signs of the phenomenon are not visible, the culture has been the end of life.

So, since the New Culture Movement, the "Cultural Revolution" and the reform and opening up, what has happened to China's traditional culture? The simple answer is that it has been largely replaced by the rampant Western culture, and what is left of it is being further swept away by the process of globalization. Since Confucianism is the mainstay of traditional Chinese culture, the following discussion will focus on Confucianism as an example to illustrate this judgment of mine. In response to the four marks of the above statement?0?2, let us look at the serious crisis facing traditional Chinese culture, especially Confucian culture:

First of all, there are now basically no more heirs who consciously carry on the dao lineage or cultural essence of Confucianism as a group and with their whole life activities. In other words, the true Confucian community, i.e., the community that inherits the cultural paradigms of Confucianism (?0?2 rites, literature, benevolence, virtue, the Spring and Autumn Annals, etc.) as the ultimate quest of one's life has now largely disappeared. Note that the life practice of passing on a cultural Taoist lineage is not the same thing as being interested in, doing research on, having a good time with, occasionally?0?2 practicing, etc., a particular cultural form. For example, although Taoist culture is still very weak, it still has its own life-practice groups, that is, there are still Taoists, a group of people and groups who pass on the essence of Taoist culture with their whole lives. There are also successive groups of Buddhist culture. The same is true of Hinduism in India, Shintoism in Japan, and so on, or much more prosperous. As for Western religious groups, there is even less to say. Only some of the religions or quasi-religions that have had a significant impact on world history?0?2 that are quite old, such as the religions of Ancient Egypt and Ancient Greece, have disappeared altogether. Very few major religions or quasi-religions that managed to survive until nearly a thousand years have since become completely extinct, and just as declining religions like Jainism?0?2 (Skyclad, White) and Zoroastrianism (Zoroastrianism, Ming) still have heirs to this day. There is no other religion like Confucianism or Confucianism, whose influence was once so great and deep, but whose legacy has been wiped out in less than a century. Although there are some specific reasons for this, such as the fact that Confucian groups have been too closely associated with historical political formations, it is clear from this that China's destruction of the main vehicle of its traditional culture over the past century has reached such a tragic point.