The motherland is generally defined as its own country. The motherland is a country first, and then it has a sense of belonging to this country. This sense of belonging comes from the recognition of national culture, the inheritance of family ancestors and the guarantee of survival and life. A motherland without state support is a spiritual motherland, not a realistic motherland. Therefore, people in reality love their motherland and their country in general. [3]
The object of patriotism is "country", which has two meanings: one is the motherland and the other is the country. There are differences and connections between the motherland and the country. So, does patriotism love the motherland or the country? In order to understand the difference and connection between loving the motherland and loving the country, we must first understand the motherland and the country. The motherland should be a living place opened by ancestors and a "fixed territory" formed by endless generations. Therefore, from the cognitive concept of national traditional culture, people usually refer to "a fixed territory" as the motherland, and give this territory a special meaning of endless life, worship, cherish and defend from generation to generation. More profoundly, people compare the motherland to the mother, who is the most direct carrier of life. Therefore, the expression of "motherland, motherland" is an expression of people's love for the motherland. Generally speaking, loving the motherland is an instinctive proposition of human nature and has no political meaning.