As the Chinese nation is heading towards rejuvenation, looking back at the five thousand years our nation has gone through and looking forward to China’s better future, we feel more deeply the great power of the Chinese spirit, which is A powerful driving force for our national development and rejuvenation.
Without this powerful driving force, the Chinese nation would not have been able to thrive over the past five thousand years. As one of the main birthplaces of human civilization, it has created a splendid Chinese civilization. Without this powerful driving force, it would be impossible for the Chinese nation to multiply and prosper in its development process, integrate many ethnic groups, and form and maintain a trend of unity and unity. This general trend has traveled through thousands of years of time and space and has become stronger. Without this powerful driving force, the Chinese nation would not have been able to set off a wave of reform and opening up, reform and innovate, keep pace with the times, and open up new areas in the late 20th century when globalization was developing rapidly, pressure was increasing day by day, and the survival and destiny of the nation were once again facing challenges. A new era of national rejuvenation.
The Chinese spirit is the soul and backbone of the Chinese nation. It is the fusion of the traditional spirit of the Chinese nation and the spirit of the times. It contains ten main aspects: the spirit of self-improvement, the spirit of benevolence, the spirit of diligence, the spirit of exploration, the spirit of innovation, the spirit of patriotism, the spirit of integrity, the spirit of revolution, the spirit of reform and the spirit of openness. Further building and carrying forward the Chinese spirit is the need to promote China's modernization drive and the great cause of the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
The Chinese spirit is the integration of the traditional national spirit and the spirit of the times.
The Chinese spirit is the integration of ancient and modern times. It is the integration of the traditional national spirit and the spirit of the times. As mentioned above, the development history of the Chinese nation from ancient times to the present proves its strong vitality. The spirit of self-improvement is an enterprising spirit and fighting spirit with strong tension. By observing the constant changes in the universe, ancient Chinese philosophers came up with the idea that "the movement of heaven is healthy, and a gentleman is constantly striving for self-improvement." Self-improvement includes two levels: national self-improvement and personal self-improvement. Not fearing hardships and not yielding to any oppressors is the true spirit of the Chinese nation. A history of the development of the Chinese nation is a history of the Chinese nation's continuous self-improvement, its indomitable struggle against the living environment, and its struggle against internal and external evil forces. Constant self-improvement not only refers to struggle in normal circumstances and good times, but also refers to struggle in difficult and adverse circumstances. The heroes of the past dynasties have pursued the passion of "being a hero in life, and a hero in death", and practiced the perseverance spirit of "being poor and getting stronger, and not falling into the clouds" and "being poor can be good for oneself, and being successful can help the world". Since ancient times, there have been countless examples of people who have worked hard despite adversity. King Wen was restrained and performed the "Book of Changes"; Zhongniee wrote "Spring and Autumn"; Qu Yuan was exiled and wrote "Li Sao"; Zuoqiu was blind, and he wrote "Guoyu"; Sun Tzu Binjiao revised the "Art of War"; Bu Wei moved to Shu , "Lu Lan", a biography of the world; Han Fei imprisoned Qin, "Shuo Nan" and "Gu Ang". Sima Qian was humiliated by corruption, but he still worked hard to write "Historical Records", which was the first of its kind in biographical history books. Gou Jian, the king of Yue, lived on the firewood and tasted his courage. After ten years of gathering and teaching, he finally achieved great success. His spirit will serve as a model for future generations.
The spirit of benevolence has a long history and is the principle by which our people and the international community rely. For thousands of years, after generations of philosophers and sages have pondered and tempered, the thoughts of benevolence have been sublimated and condensed, and have become the benchmark and yardstick for the Chinese nation to build an ethical and moral building, and are widely recognized by the people. The spirit of benevolence is very rich in connotation. In the Book of Changes, it is said that "the terrain is weak, and a gentleman carries things with his kindness", which emphasizes the spirit of "benevolence". "Shangshu" says that "tolerance brings great virtue", which also embodies the spirit of benevolence and tolerance. What is "benevolence"? "Benevolence" means loving others and being friendly to them. Fan Chi asked Ren. The Master said: "Love people". Zi Zhang asked Ren. Confucius said: "He who can do the five things will be regarded as benevolent in the world." When asked, he said: "Greeting, generosity, trust, sensitivity, and benefit." The basic principles and methods of benevolence are the "Way of Loyalty and Forgiveness", which means "establishing others if you want to stand up for yourself, and reaching others if you want to reach yourself" and "don't do to others what you don't want others to do to you". The spirit of benevolence advocated by Mozi reached its extreme. Mohism advocates "universal love" and advocates a harmonious state in which "all people in the world love each other", that is, "the strong does not cling to the weak, the many do not exclude the few, the rich do not bully the poor, the noble do not be arrogant and the humble, the deceitful do not deceive the stupid". Mencius regarded compassion, shame, humiliation, and right and wrong as the roots of benevolence, justice, etiquette, and wisdom, which was a more profound elucidation of the spirit of benevolence. In summary, the spirit of benevolence covers ten aspects: respect, tolerance, trust, sensitivity, benefit, wisdom, courage, loyalty, forgiveness and filial piety. This spirit of benevolence has nurtured and nurtured generations of Chinese people, and has been continuously carried forward.
The spirit of diligence is a huge force that enables our nation to settle down, create wealth and explore the unknown. Diligence is one of the virtues that our nation has always respected. The tradition of our nation believes that diligence includes diligent learning, diligent thinking, diligent exploration and diligent labor. A person who does not let go of his scrolls and works tirelessly is called diligent study; a person who keeps his clothes on and eats his hands and works hard to govern is called diligent government; a person who has hands and feet covered with calluses and continues his work without stopping is called diligence. Diligence includes two interdependent factors: diligence and hard work. Only those who are determined to work hard and achieve something can be diligent. Without diligence, nothing can be done. "Be knowledgeable and determined, ask questions and think deeply." "Good work comes from hard work, but waste comes from playing hard". "There is a road in the mountain of books, and hard work is the guide; there is no limit to the sea of ??learning, and hard work is the boat." These many widely circulated ancient sayings reflect the diligent spirit advocated by our nation. Since ancient times, those who have established their studies, reputations, morals and ethics with diligence have counted as many as the sand in the river. The cantilevered beam stabs the buttocks, the three wonders of reed weaving, the Foolish Old Man who moved the mountain, etc. are all well-known stories and legends.
It is this spirit of diligence that inspires our nation to strive for generations. The spirit of exploration is a powerful propeller for the development and prosperity of Chinese civilization. Chinese philosophers and wise men throughout the ages have regarded exploring the unknown as an important purpose in life. This exploration points to two aspects: the laws of the universe and value standards, that is, the grasp of the nature and laws of objective things and the understanding of the value of life, emphasizing the pursuit of truth and pursuit of value through the investigation of things to gain knowledge. Studying things to achieve knowledge is considered to be the starting point for self-cultivation, family governance, country governance and world peace. Therefore, such exploration is given a noble meaning. Therefore, Confucius "heard the Tao in the morning and died in the evening"; Qu Yuan was not afraid of "the long road", but "searched high and low", and even though he died nine times, he never regretted it. In addition, such exploration is not only to "study the relationship between heaven and man, and understand the changes in ancient and modern times", but also includes exploration in natural sciences, literature and art. Therefore, in the history of China, not only the research on ideology and politics is rich, sophisticated and diverse, producing brilliant thinkers, philosophers and politicians, but also many outstanding achievements have been made in the natural sciences. His achievements have led the world for thousands of years. The numerous achievements in culture and art are outstanding and colorful, and they are treasures in world civilization.
The spirit of innovation is a huge driving force for the continuous development of Chinese civilization. The Chinese nation is a nation rich in intelligence and creativity. The development of Chinese civilization is accompanied by China's innovations or inventions that have kept pace with the times in all aspects of politics, economy, culture, science and technology over the past five thousand years. Taking science and technology as an example, British scholar Robert. Temple pointed out in the book "China - The Land of Discovery and Invention" written under the guidance of Dr. Joseph Needham, a world-renowned authority on the history of Chinese science and technology, that more than half of the basic inventions and creations in the contemporary world may come from China's ancient civilization. He listed China's one hundred "world's firsts" in addition to the "four great inventions" in modern agriculture, modern shipping, modern petroleum industry, modern meteorological observation, poison gas, guns, parachutes, manned flight, brandy, whiskey, Almost all the core designs of steam engines originated from Chinese inventions. Dr. Joseph Needham believes that "between the 3rd century and the 13th century AD, China maintained a level that was beyond the reach of the West." The innovative ability of the Chinese nation is universally recognized. Only in modern times, due to the rigidity of the feudal system and the resulting weakening of the country, this innovative spirit was constrained and suppressed. The founding of New China has opened up a world for the development of our nation's innovative spirit, but the long-standing errors in left-leaning guiding ideology have weakened the huge potential of this development to a considerable extent. Reform and opening up has brought about a great liberation of ideas and productivity, and is a beautiful spring for the Chinese people to give full play to their intelligence and creativity. Over the past 22 years, China's innovative development in all aspects of ideological theory, science and technology, and economic construction has been like an unstoppable eruption of lava. It has achieved epoch-making brilliant achievements, once again proving to the world the great creativity and innovation of the Chinese nation.
The spirit of integrity is the most powerful and powerful spirit between heaven and earth. Qi refers to integrity and integrity; integrity refers to integrity and integrity. Traditional Chinese spirit believes that human life contains value factors and is the carrier of life value. Life is valuable only if it bears morality. Therefore, people with lofty ideals throughout the ages have regarded integrity as the foundation of their lives. Wang Euzhi put forward: "Life is built to carry righteousness, and life is valuable"; "Building life is based on righteousness, and life is worth giving up." This is the condensation of this spirit. The famous saying of Mencius, which has been passed down for generations, "Wealth and honor cannot be fornicated, poverty and lowliness cannot be moved, and power cannot be surrendered." It has become a classic benchmark for the spirit of integrity and integrity in China. Wen Tianxiang used his life to practice his eternal song "No one has died since ancient times, and his loyalty will shine through history" and established a monument to the spirit of integrity. Over the past five thousand years, many lofty and upright people with lofty ideals have emerged in every dynasty. They may be upright and have a breeze on their sleeves, devoting their lives to the people, or they may be upright and risk their lives to ask for life, they may destroy their families and rescue the country with loyalty, they may fight in bloody battles and wrap their bodies in horse leather, or they may not be afraid of sacrificing their lives for righteousness in the face of danger. Their awe-inspiring righteousness will shine through the annals of history and shine through the ages. It is this kind of national spirit that drives the Chinese nation to persevere and conquer all difficulties and dangers, and to cross the long river of history to reach today.
Patriotism is an excellent tradition of our nation. The Chinese nation has a history of five thousand years, full of ups and downs. It has developed and grown in the process of constantly integrating many ethnic groups. Patriotism is an endless source of national cohesion and centripetal force, and an eternal driving force to safeguard and defend the national interests of the country. National interests are above all else, the honor of the motherland is more important than anything else, and patriotism means defending and rejuvenating the country. For thousands of years, the virtues of countless patriots have been widely praised by the people. Jia Yi "forgets his family for the country, and forgets his private life for public service"; Zhuge Liang "dedicates himself to the whole life, and then dies"; Fan Zhongyan "worries about the world's worries first, and rejoices after the world's happiness"; Gu Yanwu "everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world"; Yue Fei "If you pledge yourself to the country, what can't you do?" Lu You "has a humble position and dare not forget the worries of the country"; Lin Zexu "is dedicated to benefiting the country's life and death, how can he avoid it because of misfortunes and fortunes"; Qiu Jin "does not care about success or failure in his youth, but Serve the motherland with iron and blood." Sun Yat-sen was the first to propose "revitalizing China", and with ardent patriotic passion, he "urgently saved the people from the fire and water, and spared no effort to support the building that was about to collapse." Deng Gong was seventy-four years old and was very ambitious. He set off an unprecedented wave of reform and built a prosperous and powerful China in twenty years. It was precisely because he said, "I am the son of the Chinese people, and I love my motherland deeply." and the people". This kind of patriotic spirit has been passed down from generation to generation. The Chinese nation has deep roots and is able to withstand any storm. The revolutionary spirit is the sword that our nation uses to resist violence externally and evil internally.
The Chinese nation is a nation rich in revolutionary tradition. In pursuit of freedom and happiness, pursuit of light and progress, and for the independence of the nation and the liberation of the people, the Chinese people dare to fight without fear or surrender. In ancient and medieval times, peasant uprisings against oppression dealt a heavy blow to rulers, forcing them to make concessions to adjust policies or lead to changes in dynasties, which promoted social development.
The spirit of reform has a long tradition in China. "Book of Changes" says, "If you are poor, you will change; if you change, you will be general; if you are general, you will be long-term." China's accomplished politicians and thinkers throughout the ages have opposed sticking to the past and adhering to the past. In order to promote the development and progress of society and the prosperity of the country, there have been many reformers since ancient times who worked hard, were not afraid of difficulties, and regardless of their wealth and life. During the Warring States Period, there was Shang Yang's Reform. Shang Yang advocated that "it is not necessary to follow the ancient rules to benefit the country, and it is not necessary to follow the rituals to benefit the people." Han Fei advocated reform ideas. He believes that "the world must change if it changes"; "Sages do not expect to cultivate the past, and they can always break the law. When discussing the things of the world, they should be prepared for it." In the Western Han Dynasty, there was Chao Cuo's reform. In the Northern Song Dynasty, there was Wang Anshi's Reform. Wang Anshi believes that "there is no need to fear the changes of nature, no law for ancestors, and no sympathy for human words." In the Ming Dynasty, there was another reform by Zhang Juzheng. The modern "1898 Reform" is more well known to the world. They either advocated reforming the land ownership system, abolishing hereditary privileges, and consolidating feudal rule; or they proposed cutting down the bureaucracy and strengthening centralization of power; they reformed the tax system to alleviate social conflicts; Regardless of success or failure, their efforts conform to the trend of history and embody the spirit of the times. Their thoughts or ideas were realized to varying degrees at that time or later, and had a profound impact on later generations, thus promoting the development of Chinese society. Contemporary China's reform with the overall goal of establishing a socialist market economic system is a great initiative to remove the old and establish the new on the land of China with unprecedented scale and depth. In just over two decades, China has taken on a completely new look and embarked on the road to prosperity and strength. The spirit of reform has never been so deeply rooted in the hearts of the people in China and has shown such strong vitality.
The spirit of openness in China has experienced a development process from opening that focused on political exchanges, to opening with the purpose of limited introduction of Western learning, and then to implementing all-round opening to the outside world. The open idea of ??"harmonizing all nations" proposed in "Shangshu" points to the coordination of relations between countries and the integration of foreign races and foreign lands. Confucius said, "If people from afar are dissatisfied, then come here and cultivate virtue" is also a kind of political interaction. Mozi proposed "universal love" and "non-aggression", and advocated peaceful ways to resolve conflicts between countries. Since the Han and Tang Dynasties, due to China's prosperity, rulers have regarded themselves as the central dynasty, so their diplomatic strategies often have the meaning of overlooking the world. For example, in the early Han Dynasty, Lu Jia proposed "broadness and vastness, greatness and secrecy, closeness to the far and near, and embrace of all nations" as the diplomatic guiding ideology of the Han Dynasty. In addition, because China has long been a world leader in economy, science and technology, it is also difficult for China to realize the significance of learning from foreign countries and economic exchanges with foreign countries. "Although the formation of the Silk Road had important economic and cultural significance for connecting China and the West, its impact on the historical development of China's foreign exchanges was only partial and phased. In the Ming Dynasty, Zheng He's seven voyages to the West were used to declare the country's prestige. It was not until modern times that Chinese people began to realize their own backwardness under the pressure of foreign powers relying on powerful ships and artillery. Therefore, Feng Guifen proposed "Learning from the West and seeking self-improvement" and "taking Chinese ethical ethics as the basis." "Supplemented by the techniques of making other countries prosperous and powerful"; Wei Yuan proposed to open his eyes to the world and "learn from the skills of the foreigners in order to control the foreigners"; then there was the advocacy of "Chinese body and Western application" and the rise of the Westernization Movement. China aimed to accept advanced Western science and technology Since the late 1970s, the wave of economic globalization and the urgency of changing China's economic stagnation have made development through openness one of China's basic national policies. The proposed "three favorable" standards have further promoted China's comprehensive opening up.
In the new historical period, the spirit of openness has injected strong vitality into China's economic and social development and brought about huge historical changes