What is the spirit of the Chinese nation?

The basic connotation of the spirit of the Chinese nation: the great national spirit of unity and solidarity, love of peace, diligence and courage, and self-improvement with patriotism at its core. The great national spirit has always been the source of unremitting strength that inspires our nation to rise to the challenge, unite and help each other, and overcome strong enemies and difficulties. When talking about Chinese national spirit, people usually think of patriotism. From Qu Yuan and Yue Fei to the heroes of the Anti-Japanese War, they are all patriots in the broad sense. Patriotism is undoubtedly a great national spirit, but it is not unique to the Chinese nation. In fact, the United States and European countries have a strong patriotism, even polarized into a kind of white centrism. The reason why people take patriotism as the main feature of the Chinese national spirit is that since the 19th century, the Chinese nation has suffered a lot from the bullying, oppression and exploitation of foreign nations, and it needs patriotism to unite people's hearts and strive hard to obtain national liberation.

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There is no doubt that the Chinese national spirit as a tradition has also influenced every contemporary Chinese. Any simple denial or affirmation of it is not helpful, the key lies in how to treat the Chinese national spirit critically. The key lies in how to deal with the spirit of the Chinese nation critically. By critique, I mean to differentiate, that is to say, to distinguish what is the essence and what is the dross, so as to remove the dross and take the essence. This is the true promotion of tradition. While promoting tradition, we should also face the world. The intermingling of Chinese civilization and world civilization (mainly Western civilization) is an unavoidable historical destiny, so we must learn from all the fruits of human civilization and enrich ourselves.