论近代中国国家观念的历史嬗变及其启示

On the Historical Evolution and Enlightenmentof Modern Chinese National Concept

鸦片战争后,传统的华夏中心主义被质疑,严重的内忧外患促使国人逐渐觉醒,帝国朝贡体系的崩溃虽在甲午战败后加快了步伐,但全社会仍未实现国家观念的彻底转变,直到马克思主义国家观念的传入,国家观念的转变才发生了质的变化,形成了具有中国特色的国家观念。从传统的天下观念向近代国家观念的转变是一个破旧立新的历史过程,对这一进程的梳理,可为社会发展进步提供历史思维镜鉴和实践启示。

After the Opium War,the traditional Chinese centralism was questioned,and serious internal and external troubles prompted people to gradually awaken.Although the collapse of the imperial tribute system accelerated the pace after the defeat of the Sino-Japanese War,the whole society still did not realize the complete transformation of the national concept.There had not been substantial changes to the transformation of national concept and the concept of nation with the Chinese characteristics had formed until the introduction of Marxism national concept.Through the analysis of the process,this paper aims to provide historical thinking reference and practice enlightenment for social development and progress.