Excellent traditional culture has been integrated into life and consciousness. Wang Meng: Chinese civilization has strong vitality
"The carrier of traditional culture is first and foremost various historical sites, ruins, cultures, and numerous classics. However, the important strength of traditional culture lies in its existence in our hometown, people's way of life, and collective consciousness." Famous writer Wang Meng said in his speech at the main forum of the 2023 Beijing Cultural Forum today, "The concepts of persuasion, education, diligence, filial piety, benevolence, and righteousness in traditional Chinese culture all exist in the souls, habits, and daily lives of the people."
Wang Meng emphasized that promoting excellent traditional culture requires not only emphasizing the foundation and origin of Chinese excellent cultural traditions, but also emphasizing the creative transformation and innovative development of Chinese cultural civilization.
Wang Meng believes that the continuity of Chinese civilization does not necessarily mean a smooth and straight journey. The continuous development of the Chinese civilization, which has been plagued by hardships, demonstrates the tenacious vitality of Chinese civilization. "Its spirit of hard work, such as the Foolish Old Man moving mountains, Jingwei filling the sea, Xingtian dancing and enduring hardships, as well as its ability to adapt, digest, resolve, and wisdom in self-regulation, are unparalleled."
He stated that culture has inherent stability and persistence, but it can also fluctuate at any time, and has an up-to-date vitality and applicability. The innovation and inclusiveness of Chinese civilization come from the Confucian spirit of encouraging learning, which is to "learn and practice at the right time" and "think in harmony with the wise, and reflect on oneself when encountering the unworthy.". The innovation and inclusivity of Chinese civilization are one of the sources of continuity and unity, the guarantee of continuity and unity, the source of vitality and choice space, and the driving force of "striving for daily renewal, daily renewal, and daily renewal". Innovation cannot be achieved without the cultural diversity and richness of China, as well as the practicality, practicality, and promotion of practical learning in traditional Chinese culture.
Wang Meng said that unity indicates the integrity and cohesion of traditional Chinese culture, the unity of power governance and moral culture, the unity of the Chinese nation formed by the diverse unity of various regions and ethnic groups, the unity of knowledge and action, the unity of the three views and beliefs, the unity of heaven and earth, the great way, human ethics and nature.
He stated that the peace of Chinese civilization is the theme of building modern Chinese civilization. Since ancient times, the Chinese nation has established and governed the country through culture, emphasizing the principles of "governing with the Tao, punishing with the Qi, and avoiding shame for the people. Virtue with the Tao, propriety with the Qi, shame and dignity". In the face of unprecedented changes in the world today, China has put forward the concept of cooperation and win-win, which can be traced back to the cultural tradition of "do not do to others what you do not want to do to others, benefit others for your own interests, and reach others for your own goals" since ancient times, as well as the cultural ideology of "each beauty has its own beauty, beauty and harmony" advocated in contemporary times.