1. Different meanings: Let a hundred flowers blossom, that is, let all kinds of ideas, viewpoints and artistic forms develop freely and encourage diversity and innovation. A hundred schools of thought contend is to encourage debates, exchanges and arguments among different schools, disciplines and schools, so as to promote knowledge progress and academic prosperity.

2. Different connotations: A hundred schools of thought contend is a philosophical concept, which emphasizes the competition and criticism between different schools and is a confrontation of ideas. Let a hundred flowers blossom is a slogan of culture and art, which emphasizes the diversity, innovation and inclusiveness in the fields of culture, art and science, and is a kind of cultural prosperity.