In the new era, cultural self-confidence has become an important concept and strategic direction of China’s development. Cultural self-confidence refers to the conscious recognition, pride and self-confidence of cultural tradition, cultural value and cultural spirit. Under the background of globalization and informatization, cultural self-confidence is of great significance to the development and prosperity of a country. Cultural self-confidence is not only the spiritual pillar of a country and a nation, but also an important part of a country’s soft power. Countries and nations with cultural self-confidence can better maintain their uniqueness and vitality, stimulate people’s creativity and innovative spirit, and promote social development and progress. Therefore, exploring the value and practical path of cultural self-confidence in the new era is of great significance for strengthening the cohesion of the country and the nation, enhancing social stability and development momentum.
Cultural self-confidence is a country’s or a nation’s self-confidence and pride in its own cultural values and cultural characteristics. It emphasizes maintaining the uniqueness and diversity of its own culture under the background of globalization, and maintaining an open and inclusive attitude in communication with other cultures. Cultural self-confidence includes the inheritance and innovation of one’s own traditional culture, respect and understanding of historical culture, and confidence in the independent development and self-expression of contemporary culture. It encourages people’s sense of identity with their own culture and encourages people to participate more actively in cultural creation and dissemination. Under the background of globalization, cultural self-confidence helps to maintain the independence and diversity of national characteristics and avoid the trend of cultural homogenization. At the same time, it also helps to promote cultural exchanges and dialogues and promote understanding and harmony between different cultures. For a country, cultural self-confidence is an important factor to realize national cultural prosperity and promote national soft power. It is also the foundation of building a harmonious world, promoting equality, respect and tolerance among different cultures and promoting the common development of all countries in the world through cultural exchanges and dialogues.
Strengthening cultural self-confidence is the premise of carrying forward and inheriting Chinese excellent traditional culture. Wen Yun is linked with the national movement, and the context is linked with the national context. At present, pluralistic thoughts collide with cultural exchanges and resonate at the same frequency. We need to strengthen our cultural self-confidence, comprehensively deepen our understanding of the content and contemporary value of excellent traditional culture, and constantly draw momentum from excellent traditional culture to help build a strong cultural country. The people of China have always taken it as their responsibility to carry forward the excellent Chinese traditional culture, and have constantly given the excellent traditional culture a new era connotation. Contemporary China is the continuation and development of historical China, and the people of China are the firm inheritors and promoters of Chinese excellent traditional culture. Strengthening cultural self-confidence, deeply understanding China’s cultural bloodline and being the inheritor and promoter of advanced culture are conducive to recognizing China’s past, present and future. Its core values have become the most fundamental cultural gene of the Chinese nation. Only by persisting in moving from history to the future, keeping upright and innovating, continuing cultural genes, and giving new vitality and creativity to Chinese excellent traditional culture with the spirit of the times.
Strengthening cultural self-confidence is the spiritual support for the modernization of national governance capacity. Facing the myriad problems of governing the country, deepening the reform in an all-round way is arduous and complicated. Strengthening cultural self-confidence is particularly important. The people-oriented thought of "the foundation is in the people, the blood is in the people, the strength is in the people, building the party for the public and governing for the people" provides cultural resources for the structural optimization of the national governance system and the modernization of governance capacity in the new era. Under the discourse coordinate of "respecting the people", it is necessary to "benefit the people, and the silk will flourish; It is clear that ruling must safeguard the fundamental interests of the broad masses of the people. With the idea that "the wise change with time, and the wise make things according to the situation", the far-reaching significance of reform and innovation in the new era is highlighted.
Strengthening cultural self-confidence is the source of power to realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. "If you want to believe people, you must be confident first, and if you want to know people, you must know yourself first". (from "Lu Chunqiu Xianji"). Every historical cultural progress in human society is inseparable from social transition. The survival and development of a nation cannot be separated from the guidance of advanced culture. Are accompanied by the historical progress of culture. Realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation is undoubtedly a great cause that will shake the past and shine the present. History has proved time and again that cultural creativity is the cultural endowment of the Chinese nation. At every historical juncture, culture can always perceive the national luck, stand on the top of the times and become the first voice of the times. Only the prosperity of Chinese culture can win the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. "Without the great enrichment of the people’s spiritual world and the continuous enhancement of national strength, a country and a nation cannot stand among the nations of the world". After several generations of struggle, the Chinese nation witnessed three great leaps and experienced the historical process of standing up, getting rich and becoming strong. The world is in a period of great change that has never happened in a century. To realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, we should not only attach importance to economic construction but also strengthen cultural construction.
Time is the mother of thought and practice is the source of theory. Explore the truth from China’s vivid practice, interpret China’s practice with China’s words, and constantly innovate and endow Chinese culture with new connotations. To promote cultural self-confidence in the new era, we should innovate the practice path, promote the prosperity and development of culture, enhance the country’s cultural self-confidence and enhance the country’s cultural influence.
Promote cultural inheritance and innovation. Inheritance is the foundation of cultural self-confidence and an important guarantee for the development of a national culture. A nation’s excellent traditional culture is the crystallization of its historical and cultural accumulation and an important part of the national spirit. Therefore, it is an important task for the cultural construction of contemporary China to deeply excavate and inherit the excellent traditional culture of its own nation. Chinese excellent traditional culture is profound and has a long history. From The Book of Songs to The Analects of Confucius, from Han and Tang poetry to Quyi opera, it not only shows the wisdom and emotion of the Chinese nation, but also contains profound moral concepts and philosophy of life. The essence of these traditional cultures is exactly what we should inherit and carry forward. To inherit Chinese excellent traditional culture, we need to pay attention to innovation and promote the creative transformation and innovative development of culture. The combination of traditional culture and modern society is not only conducive to the inheritance of traditional culture, but also makes it more vital and attractive. First of all, we should pay attention to creative transformation. Traditional culture, as a historical heritage, needs to be combined with modern society, so that it has new expression and value significance in contemporary times. For example, traditional opera art can be integrated into contemporary aesthetics and performance skills through creative adaptation and deduction to attract more young audiences’ attention and love. Secondly, we should pay attention to innovative development. The inheritance of traditional culture is not simply copying the form and content of the past, but innovating and developing according to the needs of the times and the development of society. For example, traditional festival culture can better adapt to modern people’s lifestyle and aesthetic needs by giving them new connotations and forms. Finally,Pay attention to education and training. Inheriting Chinese excellent traditional culture requires not only the support of the government and society, but also the participation and recognition of the broad masses of the people. Therefore, it is necessary to strengthen the education and cultivation of traditional culture so that more people can understand, love and inherit it.
Promote cultural pluralism, symbiosis, openness and tolerance. It is an important mission of a modern society to actively advocate the symbiosis and exchange of multi-cultures. In today’s era of globalization, it has become a trend that various cultures collide, merge and communicate with each other. It is our proper attitude to respect, tolerate and accept the differences between different cultures. First of all, cultural diversity is a valuable asset of human society. Every culture has its own unique values, customs, artistic expressions and traditional wisdom, which contains rich crystallization of human experience and wisdom. Respecting the differences between different cultures is not only a respect for human history, but also a respect for the future development of mankind. In a multicultural society, we should face and accept other cultures with an open mind. Through an open attitude, we can better understand and appreciate the uniqueness of other cultures. Learn its advantages from other cultures and enrich your vision and way of thinking. As an old saying goes, "absorb the strengths of a hundred schools of thought and achieve the rule of the future generations." Only with an open mind can we make continuous progress and development. Secondly, cultural exchange and integration is an important force to promote social progress. When different cultures communicate and merge, it can not only promote the understanding and friendship between cultures, but also stimulate new impetus for innovation and development. Just as scientists often use interdisciplinary methods in their research, cultural exchange and integration can also stimulate new ways of thinking and creativity. This kind of communication and integration not only contributes to cultural diversity, but also provides a powerful impetus for social prosperity and progress.Finally, promoting cultural diversity and prosperity requires everyone’s joint efforts. The government should formulate corresponding policies and regulations to protect and encourage the development of various cultures. Educational institutions should strengthen multicultural education and cultivate students’ cultural literacy and cross-cultural communication ability. The media should publicize the idea of multiculturalism and promote the exchange and understanding between different cultures. Everyone should treat different cultures with equality, respect and tolerance, and constantly improve their intercultural communication ability.
Promote cultural self-confidence and independent innovation. In order to cultivate people’s confidence and pride in their own culture, we need to take a series of measures to encourage people to actively participate in the creation and dissemination of culture from their own culture, so as to promote the independent development of culture. In the fields of cultural industry, cultural products and cultural science and technology, we should strengthen independent innovation and improve the core competitiveness of our own culture. First of all, we should strengthen the publicity and promotion of our own culture. Through various media channels, we will show our rich and diverse cultural heritage and let people know and feel the uniqueness of their own culture. At the same time, organize cultural activities and exhibitions so that people can participate in them personally and enhance their sense of identity with their own culture.
Secondly, people are encouraged to actively participate in cultural creation and dissemination from their own culture. By providing a good educational environment and opportunities, we will cultivate more cultural and creative talents. At the same time, support and encourage the development of cultural and creative industries, and provide more platforms for people to show their talents. Only by allowing more people to participate in the creation and dissemination of culture can our culture really flourish. Finally, in the fields of cultural industries, cultural products and cultural science and technology, we should strengthen independent innovation and improve the core competitiveness of our own culture. By increasing investment in cultural industries, we will cultivate more cultural enterprises and promote the rapid development of cultural industries. At the same time, we should encourage innovation and constantly introduce high-quality cultural products with our own cultural characteristics. It is necessary to strengthen the research and development of cultural science and technology and use scientific and technological means to enhance the productivity level of cultural industries.
Promote international exchange and integration of cultures. As a country with a long history and rich culture, China bears the heritage of traditional culture and unique values. It has become our mission to spread the voice of China culture to the world, and at the same time to listen to and understand the cultures of other countries and nations. First of all, cultural exchange and dialogue are important ways to enhance friendly relations between countries. Through communication, we can understand each other, tolerate and respect each other’s differences. This helps to eliminate misunderstandings and prejudices and cultivate mutual trust and friendship. When we display and spread China culture, we should also learn to listen to and understand the cultures of other countries and nationalities. Only through mutual respect and equal treatment can we achieve real cultural integration and common development. Secondly, international cultural exchange is not only a one-way transmission, but also a mutual exchange and interaction. We should actively participate in cultural festivals, exhibitions, art performances and other international cultural exchange activities to show China’s cultural charm and artistic quality. At the same time, we should keep a humble and open mind, learn from the excellent cultures of other countries and nations modestly, draw inspiration and experience from them, and enrich our own cultural connotation. Moreover, cultural exchange is not only carried out in the fields of art, music and movies, but also includes language, way of thinking and values. By learning other languages, we can better understand their cultural connotation and way of thinking. At the same time, we should spread China’s excellent cultural resources to the world, so that more people can understand and appreciate China’s culture and art. This will not only enhance China’s international image,It can also promote the development of cultural industries and inject new impetus into economic growth. Finally, international cultural exchange and integration is a long and complicated process. In this process, we should maintain an open and inclusive attitude, respect the cultural differences of different countries and nationalities, and pay attention to equal treatment and mutual benefit. Only through mutual understanding and cooperation can we jointly promote the development of world culture and contribute to the progress of human civilization.
To sum up, cultural self-confidence is an important part of a country’s soft power. Through the spread and exchange of culture, we can create a good image of the country and enhance its cultural soft power. At the same time, pay attention to the development of cultural industries, improve the quality and competitiveness of cultural products, and make them an important support for national economic development. Only by constantly enhancing cultural self-confidence can we better promote the development and prosperity of the country.
Author: Zhang Xuanxuan, associate professor of Marxism College of Wuhan Donghu University, this paper is the research result of the special task project of philosophy and social science research of Hubei Provincial Department of Education in 2023 "Research on the Path of Integrating Consciousness Education of Chinese Nation Community into Ideological and Political Education in Colleges and Universities" [No.22Z73].
Source: Guangming Net
