中华多民族统一国家和合共生的历史文化密码

The Historical and Cultural Code of Harmonious Coexistence of All Ethnic Groups in China as a Unified and Multi-ethnic Country

历史上中华文化形成的包容、和谐、理性、中道的统一传统,是在“和而不同”“和合共生”的多元包容形态下的统一。中华文化历来有地域上的南北分野、东西之别,还有源于国内各民族差异而产生的中华各民族文化多样性与复杂性,但中华文化历史演进的成功之处,在于它形成了一种将“整体一致性发展趋势与差异多样性发展趋势”两种看似矛盾冲突的发展趋向有机统一起来、协调起来的特殊结构,形成了一种融合各民族文化为一体而又长久保持各民族文化个性特色存在的文化调适机制。这是一种十分高超的“和合共生”的政治智慧与文化精神,也是中华文明长治久安、生生不息的精义所在。

Historically,Chinese culture has enjoyed a unified tradition of inclusiveness,harmony,rationality,and the golden mean,which has developed under the principles of harmony in diversity and harmonious coexistence.Chinese culture features geographical differences between the eastern and western regions,and between the northern and southern regions,along with the diversity and complexity caused by ethnic diversity.Yet what does credit to the cultural evolution of China is its special framework that has unified and coordinated the two seemingly contradictory evolutionary trends of overall consistency as well as difference and diversity.As a result,a cultural adaptation mechanism that integrates the cultures of all ethnic groups while reserving their differences has been formed.It reflects the profound political wisdom and cultural essence embodied in the harmonious coexistence of different ethnic groups and explains the reasons for the long-term peace and stability as well as the long-lasting culture of the Chinese nation.