从共生到共享:中华民族共同体意识的文化理路探析

From Coexistence to Sharing:an Analysis of the Cultural Logic Underlying Chinese National Community Consciousness

中华民族文化灿烂纷呈,在当前全球经济社会不断前进发展的现实环境里,各国文化多样性势必要求各民族积极互动。梳理中华民族文化从共生到共享的历史脉络,从文化层面铸牢中华民族共同体意识,巩固多元一体格局是当前亟需考虑的问题。本文对中华民族共同体意识的文化理路进行梳理与讨论,认为中华民族共同体意识的形成逻辑是从文化整合开始的,在文化整合的过程中最关键的核心因素是文化自信,文化自信形成的价值与理念,在实践中又表征为文化共享。各民族共生共享的多元文化只有在欣赏与竞生的过程中互守尊严、相倚为强,才能不断增强中华民族文化自信,延续民族文化之血脉,铸牢中华民族共同体意识。

Chinese culture boasts a great diversity that has allowed it to interact proactively with other cultures of the world in the context of global economic and social development.An important question now is how we can sort out the historical facts that have made the Chinese nation what it is,and how the Chinese culture has evolved from one featuring the coexistence of many ethnic groups to one marked by the sharing of the same national identity by all ethnic groups,for the answer to this question will help with the building of the Chinese national community from a cultural perspective and the consolidation of the"pluralistic but unified"structure of the Chinese society.By reviewing and analyzing the cultural logic underlying the Chinese national community consciousness,the present author holds that the shaping of such consciousness starts with a cultural integration.In the process,cultural confidence plays a key role in making such integration possible.For it generates a set of values and norms that in practice find expression in the sharing of the same cultural identity.This shared yet diversified cultural identity enables the various ethnic groups of the Chinese nation to appreciate,respect,help and rely on each other,which in turn strengthens their confidence in the Chinese culture and injects vitality to the cultural tradition of each ethnic group.It is by solidifying this national community consciousness that we can work together to build China into a better home for all.