We advocate cultural self-awareness and cultural self-confidence in order to ensure that we have a clear understanding and rational attitude in the activities of the cultural system and firmly grasp the direction of the advanced socialist culture. The so-called cultural consciousness refers to a kind of cultural consciousness, which mainly refers to the cultural awakening and conscious action of a nation and a political party, including a deep understanding of the position of culture in historical progress and its function and role in social development, a correct grasp of the laws and trends of cultural development, a positive responsibility for the social and historical development of culture, and a leading role in cultural construction, including criticism and inheritance of traditional culture. The judgment and absorption of various cultures in the world, the summary and absorption of historical experiences and lessons, and the positioning and creation of contemporary culture are all aimed at realizing self-awakening, self-reflection and self-transcendence of culture. There are three characteristics: first, the profundity of cultural value cognition. Culture not only determines the economic goal, but also determines the development of productive forces, affects the way of human communication, gathers into a great spiritual force to promote social development and change, regulates the state of social development, embodies the national spirit, and promotes the train of economy and society. The second is the awareness of grasping the law of cultural development. This kind of cultural consciousness needs not only enthusiasm, but also rational cognition, that is, correctly grasping the law of cultural construction and development under special historical conditions, carrying out top-level design and planning according to law, scientifically organizing implementation, and avoiding blindness and subjectivity. Third, take the initiative to assume the historical responsibility of cultural construction. Active and strong cultural responsibility is a concentrated expression of a party's ideal pursuit and spiritual outlook, and it is also an important symbol of a party's political maturity and strong vitality.
The so-called cultural self-confidence means that a country, a nation and a political party have a heartfelt respect, trust and cherish for their ideals, beliefs, theories and excellent cultural traditions, and have a sense of dependence, respect, persistence and piety for the prestige and charm of the contemporary core value system. That is, full affirmation of its own cultural connotation and value, and firm belief in its own cultural characteristics and vitality. Its characteristics: first, respect and pride for its own culture. Any culture has its own tradition, inherent foundation, and internal "genes" and elements, thus becoming the spiritual lifeline of its inheritance. The second is the courage and courage to absorb and transform foreign cultures. This kind of absorption and reference is not only a simple "physical grafting", but also an organic "chemical reaction", which ultimately lies in transformation and reconstruction and strengthening the foundation; The third is reverence and confidence in the prospect of cultural development and prosperity. This confidence comes not only from the glory of history, but also from the development achievements of contemporary China and the bright prospects for future development.
High cultural consciousness and cultural self-confidence: a powerful spiritual force to realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
The great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation is bound to be accompanied by the prosperity of Chinese culture. This is the expectation of society and the necessity of history. Under the current conditions, cultivating a high degree of cultural consciousness and self-confidence is indeed the premise and ideological basis for promoting the great development and prosperity of socialist culture and realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
First of all, a high degree of cultural consciousness and cultural self-confidence is a powerful spiritual force for building a socialist cultural power. Culture is not only an important means to promote social development, but also an important goal of social development. In a sense, culture is the axis of social development and progress strategy, and economic, political, educational and scientific and technological development strategies should be carried out around this axis. The biggest feature of culture is its strong permeability and persistence. It is as ubiquitous as air, and it moistens things silently. It can influence tangible reality and existence with invisible consciousness or concept, and act on economic and social development and people's production and life. Contemporary China has entered a critical period of building a well-off society in an all-round way and a crucial period of deepening reform and opening up and accelerating the transformation of economic development mode. Culture has increasingly become an important source of national cohesion and creativity, an important factor in the competition of comprehensive national strength and an important support for economic and social development. Enriching spiritual and cultural life has increasingly become the ardent desire of our people. Therefore, cultivating a high degree of cultural consciousness and self-confidence will undoubtedly become a powerful spiritual force to stimulate the cohesion and creativity of the whole nation, enhance the enthusiasm of people of all ethnic groups in cultural creation, and form a powerful spiritual force to promote the construction of a socialist cultural power.
Secondly, a high degree of cultural consciousness and self-confidence is an important guarantee to promote China culture to the world. A high degree of cultural consciousness and self-confidence will certainly play a great role in the process of enhancing the "soft power" of national culture. Culture is an important strategic resource of a country. Under the current international situation and pattern, accelerating the promotion of national cultural soft power and promoting Chinese culture to the world has become a major and urgent issue related to the overall development of the party and the country. China's soft power includes the vitality of Socialism with Chinese characteristics road, the attraction and appeal of independent foreign policy and peaceful development road, and the influence and competitiveness of Chinese culture. Today, after more than 30 years of reform and opening up, the China model has become the most important model of world economic development, which has provided and will continue to provide beneficial China experience for the economic development of many developing countries.
Third, a high degree of cultural consciousness and self-confidence is the ideological basis for the great development and prosperity of socialist culture. Culture is the blood and soul of a nation. The development of society is ultimately defined by the concept of culture, and the prosperity of culture is a lofty measure of social development. Because it aims at yearning for nobility and pursuing civilization, and is characterized by the strength and armed forces of the cultural subject itself, it will inevitably become the ideological basis and premise for promoting cultural development and prosperity. History and reality have repeatedly shown that the awakening of a nation is first of all the awakening of culture; The strength of a nation, a country and even a political party depends largely on its cultural consciousness and self-confidence. Therefore, whether you have a high degree of cultural consciousness and cultural self-confidence is not only related to the revitalization and prosperity of this culture itself, but also determines the revitalization and development of a nation and a political party, which is related to the future and destiny of the country. If a society is not rich in culture, it is impossible to have a really good life; We talk about improving people's livelihood. If the cultural conditions and environment are not improved, then this improvement must be rough, shallow and one-sided. Let's talk about the happiness index first. Without culture, this happiness index may be a low-level survival index that loses its inherent characteristics.
Constantly improve the realm of cultural consciousness and cultural self-confidence at a new historical starting point.
First, unswervingly adhere to the guiding position of Marxism and lay a more solid foundation for cultivating a high degree of cultural consciousness and cultural self-confidence. The guidance of Marxism is the foundation of cultural construction in Socialism with Chinese characteristics, and it is also the backbone and compass for us to cultivate a high degree of cultural consciousness and self-confidence. Only by adhering to the positions, viewpoints and methods of dialectical materialism and historical materialism can we become more powerful, active and advanced step by step in culture. Only by adding more Marxist voices in various fields can we lay a more solid foundation for our cultural consciousness and self-confidence.
Marxism is the greatest achievement in the history of human thought. Since its establishment, it has regarded the realization of human freedom and all-round development as the highest value goal. On the one hand, as a scientific world outlook and methodology, it reveals the objective laws of the development of human society, points out the direction for the construction of advanced culture, and injects inexhaustible power into people's cultural consciousness and self-confidence; On the other hand, Marxism, as a socialist ideology, is also an important part of Socialism with Chinese characteristics culture and the soul of Socialism with Chinese characteristics culture. It is precisely because of Marxism that the Chinese culture with a long history has been infused with advanced ideological connotations, and the people of China have gained powerful ideological weapons, broadened their horizons and truly achieved unprecedented ideological and spiritual liberation. In the new era, Marxism is still an ideological and scientific guide to cultivate contemporary China's high cultural consciousness and self-confidence. We must keep pace with the times and constantly strengthen and consolidate its guiding position. Only in this way can we ensure the theoretical arm and correct direction needed to cultivate a high degree of cultural consciousness and cultural self-confidence.
Second, adhering to the organic combination of promoting Chinese excellent culture and absorbing advanced western culture is an important starting point for cultivating high cultural consciousness and self-confidence. Culture is the blood of the nation and the spiritual home of mankind. The Chinese nation has accumulated thousands of years of civilization, rich cultural achievements and unique cultural traditions. It has its own tolerance and demeanor of constantly sublating itself, embracing everything. Its development will inevitably accumulate the crystallization of all human civilization. This also reflects the consciousness, self-confidence and self-improvement of a country and a nation in cultural development, that is, to affirm and stick to its excellent culture with an objective attitude, and to identify and absorb foreign cultures with an open mind, that is, to "master the cultural achievements accumulated by predecessors." The excellent traditional culture of the Chinese nation contains the core ideas and ideological genes of national development, accumulates the deepest spiritual pursuit of the Chinese nation, and becomes the spiritual foundation for the Chinese nation to settle down and live endlessly.
Like China's excellent traditional culture, advanced western culture is also the wisdom and crystallization of the western nation, and it also contributes to world civilization in its own unique way. The scientific spirit, democratic idea, legal spirit, rational spirit and institutional culture contained in western culture are reasonable factors in western ideology and culture, and are also spiritual particles and factors that conform to the law in the process of human understanding and transforming the world. We should treat western culture with a scientific attitude, broad vision and broad mind, actively participate in the dialogue and exchange of world cultures, and critically and independently absorb foreign cultural achievements. To cultivate a high degree of cultural consciousness and self-confidence under the new historical conditions, it is especially necessary for us to treat our own culture and other people's culture correctly with a rational and scientific attitude, and then strengthen our cultural beliefs and pursuits, so as not to forget our own cultural traditions, absorb foreign cultural achievements, and focus on future cultural development.
Third, inherit and carry forward the fine tradition of the Chinese nation in cultural consciousness and cultural self-confidence, so that our cultural consciousness and cultural self-confidence will constantly enter a new realm. The Chinese nation has always been a great nation with cultural consciousness and self-confidence. This self-awareness and self-confidence is based on our endless long history and splendid cultural traditions. The cultural vitality of the Chinese nation comes from this self-confidence and tolerance. Relying on its own wisdom and strength, the Chinese nation has created a diverse and splendid culture, which in itself is a vivid manifestation of this culture full of vitality, self-awareness and self-confidence, and it is also a historical wealth and capital for us to cultivate a high degree of cultural self-awareness and self-confidence today.
Throughout the cultural history of contemporary China, we can proudly say that a high degree of self-awareness and self-confidence in cultural issues is the advantage and magic weapon of China and party member, and it is also the most remarkable feature and the most powerful internal driving force for the construction of advanced socialist culture in China. Today, with the great development, change and adjustment of the world, we should cultivate a high degree of cultural consciousness and self-confidence at a new historical starting point, especially vigorously inherit and carry forward the fine tradition of Chinese cultural consciousness and self-confidence, and provide lasting spiritual strength for promoting the great development and prosperity of socialist culture and building a socialist cultural power.