As CHINA BOUQUET online promotional activity begins, the interview team consisting of journalists and experts at home and abroad have embarked on a splendid journey starting from Xi’an, Shanxi. They have visited Huangdi Mausoleum to see the upright and vigorous pine trees planted byHuangdi, Lushanma Site and Shimao Site to enjoy the grand scenery of the then capital cities of more than 4,000 years ago - Yulin and Yan’an cities, and Baoji Bronze Museum to understand civilization of the Zhou Dynasty (1121BC-771BC) and the Pre-Qin Period (21BC-221BC). During the process, treasures and numerous literature have helped us decode civilizations and enhance cultural confidence.
Cultural confidence is more basic, more extensive and more profound and is a more fundamental, deeper and more lasting force of a country and a nation. The Chinese nation is an ancient and grand nation that creates splendid civilization stretching over 5,000 years and makes impressive contributions to progresses of human civilization. The promotional video online has stunned the public how profound and extensive Chinese civilization is by displaying cultural relics, heritage and characters. From classic works, arithmetic and medicine to Confucius classic and books on the art of wars,from exquisite art crafts like jade carving, bronze, pottery and silk to elegant literary skills and literature, countless cultural creations have enhanced our cultural confidence.
How to treat our fine traditional culture is a key standard of judging whether a country and a nation is culturally confident or not. In the new era, we have made major strides in exploring the origin of Chinese civilization, facilitated the implementation of cultural and digital strategies, and established cultural parks in a systemic way. These major projects have promoted the exploration of civilizations and encouraged the Chinese people to embrace greater historical awareness and proactive spirit.
Stick to cultural confidence is to follow our own path. The path of socialism with Chinese characteristics derives from the guidance of Marxism and the over 5,000-year history of civilization. For instance, the system of People’s Congress is deeply correlated to the people-centred and co-governance philosophies of Chinese civilization. And the system of regional ethnic autonomy originates from the great nation unity that all people belong to one family. To find out the way that suits us, we should take root in historical and present practices and draw inspiration from traditional culture to recognize and reshape the world and to rule the state. We should learn from the past and blaze a rail forward.
The rejuvenation of a nation is supported by flourishing culture and the progress of an era is represented by cultural prosperity. The 20th CPC National Congress draws a grand blueprint of building a great modern socialist country on all fronts and achieving national rejuvenation through a path towards modernization. Looking forward, we should enhance cultural confidence, jointly create new culture and build modern civilization of our nation so as to value guidance, cultural cohesion and spiritual force for achieving national rejuvenation.
China is a vast land with magnificent scenery. Looking from the past, the Chinese nation has surmounted numerous difficulties, an important reason of which is that the Chinese culture provides strong spiritual support. Looking forward,there will be tranquil and surging waters, rushing rivers and strong winds. Standing on the vast land steeped in fine traditional culture and in great power accumulated by the over 1.4 billion people, we can feel our profound history and strong determination. With the way forward lighted by our great thinking and difficulties addressed with our strong spirit, we will definitely have spirits as towering as a mansion and restore the glory of Chinese civilization.