What does the quintessence of Chinese culture mean?

National quintessence refers to the essence of a country's inherent culture. China's national quintessence, as its name implies, refers to the essence of China and the inherent culture of China. It is the westernmost theory and research method of political science and sociology in China traditional culture. It explains the nature and ruling relationship of society through the study of social rulers and outstanding figures. The word "elite" first appeared in France in the17th century, meaning "selected minority" or "outstanding person". According to the elite theory, the rulers of society are a minority in society, but they surpass most of the ruled in many aspects, such as intelligence, personality, ability and property, and have extremely important influence and function on the development of society, so they are social elites. Among them, a very small number of political elites represent certain interest groups and hold major decision-making power. Their political attitudes, words and deeds have an important influence on the direction and prospect of political development and determine the nature of politics. It is necessary to analyze these political elites to reveal the nature and laws of politics. Representative, the most unique connotation and popular cultural heritage of many times. There are many national quintessences in China, among which Chinese Peking Opera, China Wushu, China Calligraphy and China Medicine, which are well-known at home and abroad, are called the "four national quintessences" of China by the world.