论中华民族共同体的现代含义

The Meaning of the Chinese National Community

目前对“中华民族共同体”含义的认识仍存在分歧,这种局面不利于推进铸牢中华民族共同体意识进程。中华民族共同体是中国各个民族在长期交往交流交融过程中形成的具有共同的国家疆域、互补的生计方式、互鉴的生活经验、共有的历史记忆、共认的价值体系、共育的国民意识、共享的精神家园的实体与精神共同体。而“中华民族”之所以成为共同体的名称,源于“华”字体现了中国人的起源与象征意义;“中华”是中国各个民族不断融合的结果;“中华”已经演变成为中国国家的名称;“中华民族”这个名称能够反映中国各族人民共创同建中国的发展历程。因此,中华民族共同体现代含义就是国族称谓。

the meaning of the“Chinese national community ”remains controversial.Such controversy may hinder attempts at promoting the consciousness the Chinese nation as a community.As a matter of f act,the concept of the Chinese national community is an integration of the ways of living,the beliefs,historical memories and cultures of the various ethnic groups living within the Chinese territory.It is a“community”because all of these races share the same“Chinese”origin.“the Chinese nation”has become their common identity,as it speaks for the joint efforts of these races in making China their homeland.Thus“Chinese national community”in its modern sense expresses the nationality of the Chinese nation.