What are the cohesive effects of traditional culture?

The significance and function of traditional culture in the formation of national cohesion. Traditional culture is the cornerstone of the formation of national cohesion.

As one of the four ancient civilizations in the world, China has formed a profound national traditional culture in the long historical development process. The traditional culture of the Chinese nation is the soul and backbone of the Chinese nation and the spiritual pillar on which the Chinese nation depends for its survival and development. It is rooted in the soil of national history and flows in the long river of 5,000 years of historical civilization. Its essence shines in China and spreads all over the world. Today, in the great process of building a harmonious society in an all-round way and creating a new situation in Socialism with Chinese characteristics, it is of great practical significance to explore the essence and connotation of traditional culture and its significance and role in the formation of national cohesion, so as to inherit and develop the excellent traditional culture of the Chinese nation, enhance national cohesion and centripetal force, stimulate patriotic enthusiasm of all social forces, and form Socialism with Chinese characteristics's values, outlook on life and world outlook.

First,? Connotation, essence and extension of traditional culture.

As an ideology, traditional culture is a cultural phenomenon and cultural precipitation formed under the influence of objective conditions such as natural environment, economic model and political structure. It has both profound connotation and extensive extension. It is scattered in the object forms such as classical literature, rules and regulations, and also exists in the main forms such as the Chinese nation's way of thinking, knowledge structure, value orientation, ethical norms, behavior patterns and aesthetic tastes. After thousands of years of deduction and sublation, this cultural precipitation has been deeply integrated into the ideology and behavior norms of the Chinese nation, and has penetrated into various fields such as social politics, economy and spiritual life, becoming a constraint.

The excellent traditional culture of the Chinese nation is rich in content and profound. As far as its essence is concerned, it can be summarized into five aspects: (1) paying attention to the overall spirit and emphasizing patriotism to society, nation and country. (2) Advocate the principle of benevolence, kindness and interpersonal harmony. (3) Attach importance to the outlook on life and emphasize the role of individuals in family ethics and social relations. (4) Pursuing spiritual realm and yearning for ideal personality. (5) Pay attention to cultivation and practice, and emphasize the dynamic role of moral subject.

The basic law of dialectical materialism tells us that social existence determines social consciousness.

As an ideological field, traditional culture is undoubtedly a reflection of a certain social form and living conditions. Marx believes that the history created by people themselves is not created at will, not under the conditions they choose, but under the conditions they directly encounter, establish and inherit the past. Therefore, China has a long history of traditional culture and distinctive national characteristics. Since traditional culture is a dynamic concept, a historical development process and a record of the evolution of the times, regionality, nationality and times are the basic characteristics of traditional culture. From the natural environment of the generation and evolution of China's traditional culture, it shows the pattern and trend of the independent development and inheritance of China culture. It reflects the main economic base on which China's traditional civilization depends, and covers the course of agricultural civilization under the dominant position of traditional agricultural economy. China traditional culture is a rich historical heritage handed down by our ancestors. It not only records the history of the emergence and evolution of the Chinese nation and China culture, but also permeates the blood of everyone in China as a way of thinking, values, codes of conduct and customs handed down from generation to generation, which restricts the behavior and way of thinking of China people today. China's traditional culture is not simply equivalent to Confucian culture, nor is it a simple addition of Taoist culture and Buddhist culture, but a synthesis of various ideological cultures in China, including cultures of various ideological and material forms.

China traditional culture is a relatively stable cultural form formed and developed by the Chinese nation from ancient society, the crystallization of the wisdom of the Chinese nation, and the display of the national historical heritage in real life. This ideological system contains rich cultural spirit, which is mainly manifested in three aspects. First, cohesion theory. China traditional culture is a kind of culture with internal cohesion. The basic spirit of this culture is to pay attention to harmony and organically combine individuals with others, individuals with groups and individuals with nature to form a cultural relationship. Second, the study of compatibility. China traditional culture is not a closed system. Although China's foreign exchange in ancient times was restricted, it achieved the compatibility of foreign Buddhism with an open attitude. Third, the study of practical application. The essence of culture is to promote the humanization of nature and society. China's traditional culture highlights the Confucian style of study, which is based on self-cultivation, keeping the family in order, governing the country and leveling the world, and strives to realize its value in the real society. Practicality is the basic spirit of cultural science.

Second, the significance and role of traditional culture in the formation of national cohesion

National cohesion is an important link to safeguard national unity and national unity, an internal driving force to encourage national members to work together for national survival and development, and a fundamental factor for the nation to bear hardships and stand hard work. As an objective social force, national cohesion exists as an ideology (feelings, ideals and values) with the emergence of the nation. The cohesion of the Chinese nation is the concentrated expression of the psychology and spirit of the Chinese nation, and it is the internal force for all members of the Chinese nation to form a unified organic whole and ensure the survival and development of the Chinese nation.

Judging from the generating factors of the cohesion of the Chinese nation, it is based on and relies on traditional culture, with the essence of traditional culture as the constituent elements, and it blends, permeates and permeates each other in the formation process. The content and essence of traditional culture determine its basic spirit of rallying people's hearts, unity and cooperation, fortitude and morality, patriotism and love for the country and the people, and perseverance. It also contains the basic elements of traditional ethics, such as loyalty, benevolence, wisdom, kindness, righteousness, faithfulness, courtesy, frugality and courage, which are precisely the cornerstones and genes of the formation and development of national cohesion. On the one hand, the cohesion of the Chinese nation embodies the rich accumulation of traditional culture and is the crystallization of spirit and culture. On the other hand, traditional culture plays a decisive role in national cohesion, centripetal force and national spirit, restricts the trend and development of national spirit, and is the spiritual pillar and soul of the nation. At the same time, the formation and consolidation of national cohesion and national spirit have enriched the connotation of traditional culture and enhanced its vitality.

The significance of traditional culture to the formation of national cohesion is mainly reflected in the following aspects:

(1) The national spirit contained in traditional culture is an important factor in cultivating and stimulating national self-esteem and self-confidence of ethnic members and establishing national pride.

National spirit is the spiritual pillar and soul of the nation, which plays an inestimable role in shaping national character and style and enhancing national cohesion and centripetal force. The national spirit contained in traditional culture is the national consciousness and national emotion based on China traditional culture. The longer the national history, the richer the traditional culture, the deeper the national consciousness and feelings, and the stronger the national spirit. National culture is the object of national spirit, and national spirit is the subject of national culture. The dialectical relationship between traditional culture and national spirit determines that we can't carry out traditional education without the essence of these national spirits, such as the resolute and enterprising attitude towards life, the ideal spirit of "the world is the best" and "the world is the best", the inclusive spirit of all ethnic groups, the patriotic spirit of caring for the country and the people and dedicating themselves to the motherland, and the broad mind of "worrying about the world first" and "pleading for the people". So as to re-establish the banner of national culture, stimulate people's national self-esteem, self-confidence and national pride, and make the Chinese nation stand forever among the nations of the world. At the same time, the thought of respecting morality and benevolence in Chinese culture has played an irreplaceable role in the process of realizing the continuous reunification of multi-ethnic countries and casting the great spirit of the Chinese nation. Guiding all ethnic groups from temporary conflicts and wars to long-term peace and harmony has played a great role in national unity and cohesion.

(B) Chinese culture is an important spiritual support for patriotism.

For thousands of years, patriotism is like a silver thread, which runs through the people's patriotic feelings. Important contents in traditional culture, such as "I am too humble to forget my country", "I am loyal to my country without forgetting it", "I forget my righteousness for my benefit", "I am born with worries" and "I am constantly striving for self-improvement", have always inspired us to struggle and sacrifice for national interests and national interests. Patriotism is the essence and value of traditional culture, which makes the cohesion and centripetal force of ethnic members unprecedentedly high, especially the opium of 1840. The Chinese nation has been oppressed and exploited by foreign aggression. In the heroic battle, the spiritual support of traditional culture for China athletes was demonstrated, and we saw its unprecedented power in enhancing national cohesion.

(3) Traditional culture is the driving factor for strengthening the country and enriching the people.

Traditional culture is the basic point of innovation and development of national culture and the crystallization of national wisdom. The prosperity of any country is rooted in national traditions and based on traditional culture. The elements of "courtesy" and "benevolence" in Confucius and Mencius' ideological system, and the important ideas of "harmony is precious" and "great harmony" in Confucian culture still have great guiding significance for us to build a harmonious society today. At the same time, the modernization of a country can not be separated from its traditional culture. Only by combining the basic requirements of modernization with its traditional culture can modernization be endowed with national characteristics. Now some people think that traditional culture has hampered the liberation and development of productive forces, which is wrong. Be brave in innovation, innovation and self-improvement in traditional culture? Components such as "knowing it is impossible to do it" have a great impetus to the liberation and development of productive forces. At the same time, traditional culture can restrain the negative effects of market economy, extreme individualism and money worship, emphasize that individualism must obey the overall interests, deny "self-interest", praise and affirm the ideas of "public interests precede private interests", "paying equal attention to justice and interests" and "putting justice first". The value orientation of these thoughts is of great significance for improving the quality of the whole people and enhancing the cohesion of the Chinese nation.