How should we inherit and develop the traditional culture of China?

When it comes to the attitude of inheriting and carrying forward traditional culture, a basic theoretical premise is to clarify the respective connotations of "traditional culture" and "excellent traditional culture".

General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out that national culture is a unique symbol that distinguishes a nation from other nations. Chinese culture has a long history and accumulated the deepest spiritual pursuit of the Chinese nation, representing its unique spiritual identity. He also pointed out that it is necessary to seriously absorb the ideological essence and moral essence of Chinese excellent traditional culture, strengthen the excavation and interpretation of Chinese excellent traditional culture, and make the most basic cultural genes of the Chinese nation adapt to contemporary culture and coordinate with modern society.

During the discussion, we not only talked about the uniqueness of China culture, but also emphasized to tap its excellence and absorb its essence. The so-called uniqueness means that China's culture is self-contained and tells the objective facts different from foreign cultures; By excellent, we mean the essence and something worthy of recognition contained in the unique traditional culture of China, which is the internal foundation of our cultural confidence and self-confidence in values. These expositions clarify the different connotations of "traditional culture" and "excellent traditional culture", and contain the basic attitude of inheriting and carrying forward traditional culture.

Expand the material, handle the internal and fundamental relationship between Marxist guiding ideology and Chinese excellent traditional culture. To deal with the relationship between the two, we should not beat around the bush, interpret and sort the concepts of "guiding ideology" and "inherent fundamentals", let alone equate the relationship between Marxism and traditional culture with the relationship between present and end, and judge the advantages and disadvantages of the two on this basis.

Marxism is a scientific outlook on the world, history and methodology, and the guiding ideology of China's revolution, construction and reform and opening up. Chinese excellent traditional culture is the spiritual lifeline and internal foundation of the nation, and it is the foundation for us to gain a firm foothold in the world cultural agitation. The speculation that promoting traditional culture means reviving Confucianism and replacing the guiding ideology of Marxism with China's traditional culture neither understands the history of China nor ignores the practical needs of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, which is harmful in theory and practice.

China Education News Network —— Methodology of Inheriting and Carrying Forward Chinese Excellent Traditional Culture