Culture is the soul of a country and a nation. Cultural self-confidence is a more basic, broader and deeper self-confidence, which is the most basic, deepest and most enduring force in the development of a country and a nation. General Secretary Xi Jinping has emphasized that "without a high degree of cultural confidence and the prosperity of culture, there will be no great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation."

In the course of more than 5,000 years of history, the Chinese nation has created a brilliant, broad and profound outstanding traditional culture, which is the deep foundation of our firm cultural self-confidence. General Secretary Xi Jinping attaches great importance to the excellent traditional Chinese culture, and has repeatedly emphasized that it is the foundation and soul of the Chinese nation, and the basis for us to stand firm amidst the cultural turbulence in the world. To realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, it is necessary to inherit and carry forward the excellent traditional Chinese culture in the light of the conditions of the new era. In his important speech at the Symposium on Cultural Inheritance and Development, the General Secretary highly summarized the outstanding continuity, innovation, unity, inclusiveness and peacefulness of Chinese civilization. As an important carrier of Chinese outstanding traditional culture, Chinese characters record our "origin" and highlight the outstanding characteristics of Chinese civilization; guarding Chinese characters is guarding our cultural lineage, and cultural self-confidence will have a solid support point.

Once formed, character enabled the permanent preservation and wide dissemination of the fruits of civilization through the recording of people's language. In the Two Rivers Valley, the ancient Babylonian Code of Hammurabi conveyed to the world the flame of the spirit of the rule of law through cuneiform; in the Nile Valley, hieroglyphics recorded the knowledge and experience gained by the ancient Egyptians through hard work; in the Yellow River Basin, cultural genes such as the oracle bone inscriptions became an important source of strength in shaping Chinese civilization. However, while ancient Babylonian cuneiform and ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics have long since died out, Chinese characters have not only never been lost, but have also been revitalized in the evolution of fonts over and over again, making them the most uninterrupted writing system among all the ancient autochthonous scripts. The longevity, continuity and stability of Chinese characters have made it possible to record, preserve and pass on the vast and profound Chinese culture. Chinese characters have recorded China's magnificent history, the philosophical thinking of the Hundred Schools of Thought, the excellent traditional Chinese moral concepts, the brilliant literature and arts, the splendid inventions and creations, and the wisdom of production and life, which have enabled Chinese civilization to be passed on from generation to generation and to be everlastingly renewed. No matter how many twists and turns history has taken, the Chinese character system has remained fundamentally stable, acting like a divine needle in the sea, sustaining the roots of Chinese culture and advancing the inheritance and development of Chinese civilization.

To realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, it is necessary not only to be at the forefront of the world in terms of economy, science and technology, but also to have confidence in culture. A civilization has been passed down for thousands of years and has been glorious for thousands of years, and no other nation or country in the world is more qualified to discuss "civilization". The rich historical documents and flourishing archaeology show more and more clearly the real state of material, institutional, and spiritual culture on the Chinese land in all periods of history, which has experienced cohesion, integration, splendor, decline, and rejuvenation, and how magnificent it has been! General Secretary Xi Jinping clearly put forward the "second combination", emphasizing that the "second combination" is another ideological emancipation, which enables us to make full use of the valuable resources of the excellent traditional Chinese culture in a wider cultural space, and explore future-oriented theoretical and institutional innovations. Institutional innovation. At present, we need to vigorously pass on and carry forward the excellent traditional Chinese culture and provide strong support for strengthening cultural confidence.

Culture is closely linked to the destiny of nations. For any culture to stand and travel far, it must have the power to lead, cohesion, shaping and radiation, and it must have its own subjectivity. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out, "Cultural confidence comes from our cultural subjectivity." Chinese characters are the treasures of the Chinese nation, and their creation and evolution reflect the wisdom and way of thinking of our ancestors, making them both the pride of the nation and an important source of cultural self-confidence. It is necessary to comprehensively and deeply excavate the historical and cultural values contained in Chinese characters, further promote the creative transformation and innovative development of Chinese outstanding traditional culture, and better build the modern civilization of the Chinese nation.