文化认同与中华民族凝聚力

中华民族是一文化统一体。中华民族凝聚力主要表现为文化上的同化力和情感上的维系力,儒家文化是中国文化的化身或人格象征。中国古代的文化认同,从民族和社会政治角度来说,是少数民族进入中原建立的封建王朝不断地抬高孔子的权威地位,积极重建以儒家纲常名教为核心的价值信仰体系和社会行为规范。这些单一民族对以儒家文化为主体的中华文化的自觉认同,确立了其为中华民族一员的文化属性。明清以降,特别是近代以来,我国有大批民众陆续移居海外,海外华人对中华文化的认同使他们中华民族保持了千丝万缕的联系。作为精神母体的中华文化,为这些海外游子提供了智慧源泉、情感藉慰和精神家园。

Cultural Identity and Cohesion of the Chinese Nation

The Chinese nation is a cultural entity.Cohesiveness of the Chinese nation is expressed mainly byemotional and cultural assimilation and the maintenance.Confucian culture is the embodiment of the Chineseculture or personality.After Ming and Qing dynasty,especially in recent times,a large number of Chinesepeople have migrated overseas,and Chinese culture identity makes overseas Chinese maintain the relation withChinese nation.As the spiritual mother'body,Chinese culture has become the sources of these overseas' emo-tional and spiritual home.