How to treat China traditional culture correctly?

To correctly understand and treat China's traditional culture, we must be alert to cultural revivalism and historical nihilism.

How can we take the essence of China traditional culture and discard its dross?

First of all, we should not look at China's traditional culture in isolation, but re-recognize it from the perspective of China and the West.

The traditional culture of China was formed in the long ancient history, and its background was feudal social civilization. Strictly speaking, western culture was gradually formed before the Renaissance, with capitalist civilization as the background.

The main characteristics of capitalist civilization are to liberate human nature, attach importance to science and invention and promote social progress. The main characteristics of feudal social civilization are restraining human nature, paying attention to ideological imprisonment and strengthening education for fools.

In the traditional culture of China, people's life, freedom and dignity are generally ignored. China culture attaches great importance to family ties, challenges life and establishes social order.

Compared with western culture, China's traditional culture has its own advantages. "I wish people a long time", "The moon is now full on the sea, and at this time, the horizon is * * *", "The thread in the hands of a kind-hearted mother makes clothes for her wayward boy's body".

"Tian Xingjian, the gentleman is constantly striving for self-improvement; The terrain is Kun, and a gentleman carries things with virtue. ""There is a thorn in the head ","Where there is a will, there is a way, and cross the rubicon. 120 Qin Guan will eventually return to Chu.

Hard-working people are rewarded by heaven, and they have tasted courage. More than 3,000 armour can swallow Wu. "?

"Self-denial compound ceremony for benevolence. A day of self-denial and self-denial, the world is benevolent. " "see no evil, don't listen to evil, don't say evil, don't move." "Benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom and faith" and so on. These are incomparable to western culture.

Secondly, we should look at the traditional culture of China from the cognition that society is always moving forward. Society is always progressing, and traditional culture may be the essence at that time; But now it may be dross. Some cultures may not be advocated at that time, but they are very important today. Only by examining our past traditional culture from the values of modern society can we find the advantages and disadvantages of traditional culture.

Modern sociology believes that social vitality comes from stimulating the enthusiasm of individuals, and social dignity comes from respecting the value and dignity of individual life. However, the practice of traditional culture in China obviously runs counter to this, which is not only a manifestation of underdeveloped civilization, but also an inevitable obstacle to social development.

Finally, regardless of Chinese and western cultures, the most important thing is to adhere to freedom of thought. Only when a hundred schools of thought contend and a hundred flowers blossom can culture rapidly promote the progress of human society and the rapid development of science and technology. China's traditional culture pays attention to unity and singleness. Even Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism and China's traditional culture can be integrated, and the last three are the same.

Practice leads to Taoism, Confucianism leads to Confucianism, and Buddhism leads to Buddhism, which becomes a whole social thought. On the basis of respecting freedom, democracy, science and truth, and respecting objective laws, we should carry forward China's traditional culture, so as to cleanse the essence of China's traditional culture.

Generally speaking, the traditional culture of China, based on the long feudal society, has a major defect that is incompatible with modern society.

Understanding, learning and absorbing China's traditional culture is a major issue. It is related to China's ideological trend in the process of modernization and China's attitude towards the future. Even, it is related to the long-term fate of modern China.