创中华辉煌 铸民族精──神写在《各民族共创中华》丛书出版之际

Creating China's Prosperity and Founding the National Spirit——congratulating the publishing of “ The Establishment of China ” series

中国是一个多民族的国家。中国的历史是中华人民共和国境内各民族、包括曾经在这块国土上生存、繁衍而现在已经消失的民族共同创造的历史。各民族人民不仅共同开拓和保卫了祖国的疆域,共同创造了丰富多彩的物质文明和精神文明,而且也共同创造了伟大的中华民族精神,即抵御外侮、同仇敌忾、维护祖国统一的爱国主义精神和各民族人民自强不息、共同发展的精神。

China is a multinational country. The history of China was made by the joint efforts of all the nationalities in the People s Republic of China, including the nationalities that once lived in and now have disappeared from this land. The people from all nationalities not only joined their efforts in opening and defending the frontiers of their mother country, establishing the rich and colorful material and spiritual civilizations, but also created the Chinese spirit, the spirit to resist foreign invasion, to...