《甲申文化宣言》的要害是拒斥先进文化——再谈甲申360年前的历史教训

2004年9月3日至5日在北京举行的"2004文化高峰论坛"所通过并有72位境内外著名华人学者签名的<甲申文化宣言>,"向海内外同胞,向国际社会表达"他们的"文化主张",无疑是本世纪初页我国文化界的一件大事.对如此郑重的关于中国文化的宣言,已引起学界的热切关注,并见仁见智地在媒体进行讨论.本文认为<宣言>有拒斥先进文化的倾向,因而不利于中华民族争取民主、公平、人权的进程,不利于我国在融入全球化中与世界接轨.

The Essence of "Cultural Declaration in the Year of Monkey(2004)" Rejecting Advanced Culture-Another Look at Historical Lessons 360 Years Ago in the Year of Monkey

The "Cultural Declaration in the Year of Monkey", which was passed at the "2004 Cultural Summit Forum" held in Beijing on September 3-5, 2004 and signed by 72 famous scholars from home and abroad, expressed "their cultural position" to "compatriots at home and abroad" and to "international community". This is undoubtedly a big event in China's cultural field at the beginning of this century. This solemn declaration concerning traditional Chinese culture has attracted eager attention among scholars, and triggered some different opinion expressions in media. This paper holds that the Declaration has a tendency of rejecting advanced culture, thus it is unfavorable in promoting the process of China's democracy, fairness and human rights. It also has a negative impact on China's merging into globalization and bridging itself with the rest of the world.