The meaning of patriotism is:

1. Patriotism reflects people's deep feelings for the motherland, personal dependence on the motherland, and the unity of people's sense of belonging, identity, dignity and honor to the motherland, nation and culture. It is the moral requirement, political principle and legal norm to adjust the relationship between individuals and the motherland, and it is also the core of national spirit. When everyone comes into this world, they must survive in the society, get the material conditions for survival and development, and seek a spiritual home to comfort their souls. All this comes from the motherland first. Without a country, there is no home, and without a home, there is no me-this seemingly ordinary sentence tells the deepest truth of patriotism: the country is the sustenance of a small family and also the sustenance of an individual; The country is the sustenance of material interests and spiritual home. Without the protection of the motherland, individuals are homeless street children. Patriotism is a responsibility or obligation that everyone should consciously perform. Performing patriotic duties or obligations is a reward for the motherland.

Patriotism is the spiritual pillar of the Chinese nation. In the course of historical development, the Chinese nation has shown great vitality. The continuous development of Chinese civilization has become a great spectacle in the history of human civilization. There are very profound reasons for this, among which there is no doubt that the fine tradition of patriotism, which has been deeply integrated into the national consciousness for thousands of years, has become an important spiritual pillar that inspires the Chinese nation to work hard and carry forward the past.

3. Patriotism is the bond to safeguard the reunification of the motherland and national unity. In the history of the development of the Chinese nation, patriotism has played a very important role in safeguarding the reunification of the motherland and national unity. United and unified, the country will be strong and peaceful; Whenever there is division and civil strife, the country will be poor and weak. Thousands of years of historical experience have been engraved in the hearts of Chinese people. Unity has always represented the social and historical development direction of China and the common aspiration of the people of all ethnic groups in China.

Patriotism is the driving force to realize the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. After modern times, countless patriots have made great efforts to explore and seek the road of national rejuvenation. Under the leadership of China, the people of China, with Marxism as their ideological weapon, achieved national independence and liberation after a long and arduous struggle, and established a new socialist China, laying a solid foundation for realizing the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. Since the founding of New China, the patriotic enthusiasm of China people has never been higher, and patriotism is playing an increasingly important role in promoting the all-round development and progress of the motherland.

5. Patriotism is the source of strength to realize the value of life. Patriotism embodies the responsibility of every Chinese son and daughter to the motherland and is the objective requirement of social development and everyone's own development. What kind of person a person can become and what kind of person he should become depends largely on the society and motherland where he was born and raised. The motherland creates conditions for the growth and development of individuals, evaluates the achievements created by individuals, and provides a stage and points out the direction for individuals to realize their life values.