A Restricted View of the Historical Position, Basic Connotations and Construction Paths of the Modern Civilization of the Chinese Nation

Civilization is an important yardstick for measuring the level of development of a nation, and the flourishing and thriving of civilization is closely linked to the realization of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. Since the New Era, General Secretary Xi Jinping has attached great importance to the effective conduct of civilization-building work, and at the Symposium on Cultural Heritage and Development he issued the call of the times to “build the modern civilization of the Chinese nation.” The conceptual transition from Chinese civilization to the modern civilization of the Chinese nation is the inevitable result of the Party’s understanding of civilization-building moving from the abstract to the concrete. In general terms, Chinese civilization includes all the material and spiritual wealth created and accumulated by the Chinese nation over more than five thousand years, and is mainly divided into two stages of development: the traditional civilization of the Chinese nation and the modern civilization of the Chinese nation. The modern civilization of the Chinese nation refers mainly to the sum total of material civilization and cultural-ethical progress jointly created by the Party leading the broad masses of the people in the construction of Chinese-path modernization. It contains both the general attributes of the traditional civilization of the Chinese nation and highlights the temporal characteristics of Chinese-path modernization, possessing a distinct national style and national features. The epochal proposition of building the modern civilization of the Chinese nation effectively resolves the development dilemmas of Western modernization and provides a new paradigm of civilizational development for promoting the building of a community with a shared future for mankind and forging a new pattern of interaction among world civilizations. Based on the new historical background, it is of great practical significance to conduct a scholarly interpretation of the historical position, basic connotations and construction paths of the modern civilization of the Chinese nation.

文明是衡量一个民族发展水平的重要指针，文明发展兴盛同实现中华民族伟大复兴紧密相关。新时代以来，习近平总书记高度重视文明建设工作的有效开展，在文化传承发展座谈会上提出“建设中华民族现代文明”的时代号召。从中华文明到中华民族现代文明的概念过渡，是党关于文明建设的认识由抽象到具体的必然结果。总体上讲，中华文明包括中华民族历经五千余年所创造、积累的全部物质财富和精神财富，主要分为两个发展阶段，即中华民族传统文明和中华民族现代文明。而中华民族现代文明主要指党带领广大人民群众在中国式现代化建设中共同创造的物质文明和精神文明的总和，既蕴含中华民族传统文明的一般属性，又突出中国式现代化的时代特质，具有鲜明的民族风格和民族特色。建设中华民族现代文明的时代命题有效破解了西方现代化发展困境，为推动构建人类命运共同体、打造世界文明交往新格局提供了新的文明发展范式。立足新的时代背景，对中华民族现代文明的历史方位、基本内涵和建设路径进行学理解读具有十分重要的现实意义。

I. Accurately Grasping the Historical Position of the Modern Civilization of the Chinese Nation

一、准确把握中华民族现代文明的历史方位

The modern civilization of the Chinese nation manifests as a multi-dimensional and three-dimensional form of civilization, gathering the complete achievements of all aspects of modernization, including material civilization, cultural-ethical progress, political civilization, social civilization and ecological civilization. Proceeding from the diachronic development process of Chinese civilization, in which history, reality and the future are interconnected, is conducive to accurately grasping the historical position of the modern civilization of the Chinese nation in the New Era and continuously enhancing the conscious action of building the modern civilization of the Chinese nation.

中华民族现代文明表现为一种多维立体的文明形态，集物质文明、精神文明、政治文明、社会文明、生态文明等现代化建设全部文明成果之大成。从历史、现实和未来相互贯通的中华文明历时性发展过程出发，有利于准确把握新时代中华民族现代文明的历史方位，不断提高建设中华民族现代文明的行动自觉。

1. The Modern Civilization of the Chinese Nation Is Rooted in the Historical Accumulation of Chinese Civilization

1.中华民族现代文明根源于中华文明的历史积淀

In terms of its “quality,” the modern civilization of the Chinese nation is a civilization that carries the unique ideological culture and value pursuits of the Chinese nation. Over a historical river of more than five thousand years, the Chinese nation has nurtured a broad and profound Chinese civilization, which “has not only had a profound impact on China’s development but has also made significant contributions to the progress of human civilization.”

中华民族现代文明从“质”上讲，是承载着中华民族特有的思想文化和价值追求的文明。中华民族在五千余年的历史长河中孕育出博大精深的中华文明，“不仅对中国发展产生了深刻影响，而且对人类文明进步作出了重大贡献”。

Chinese civilization “embodies the deepest spiritual pursuits of the Chinese nation and represents the unique spiritual identity of the Chinese nation.” In long-term historical practice, the Chinese nation has formed a relatively complete set of civilizational ideas, such as views on the cosmos, views on the world, and views on morality, and has distilled excellent traditional Chinese culture with powerful historical penetrative force, constituting an important component of the modern civilization of the Chinese nation. For example, in terms of human existence and development, ancient China proposed the way of conducting oneself in the world of “having ample virtue and carrying all things” [1]1 A classical allusion from the *I Ching* (Book of Changes), referring to a person of great virtue who can embrace and sustain all things. and “ceaselessly striving to strengthen oneself” [2]2 A classical allusion from the *I Ching*, describing the ceaseless self-renewal and self-strengthening of the noble person, modeled on the constant movement of heaven., taking self-cultivation and moral nobility as life pursuits; in the governance of the family and the state, it implemented concepts and methods such as “appointing people on their merits” and “discarding the old and introducing the new” [3]3 A classical allusion from the *Book of Documents* (Shangshu), meaning to abolish the old and establish the new., once forming a stable and prosperous political civilization; in foreign relations, it sought the way of getting along among different cultures and different peoples, displaying a great national image with the open-mindedness of “when the Great Way prevails, the world is shared by all” [4]4 A classical allusion from the *Book of Rites* (Liji), describing an ideal society where the public interest prevails over private interests.. Since modern times, Chinese civilization encountered unprecedented darkness and calamity, and the Communist Party of China resolutely shouldered the historical mission of rejuvenating Chinese civilization. Over more than a hundred years, the Party has led the people of all ethnic groups across the country to achieve one great victory after another in revolution, construction and reform, smoothly advancing socialism with Chinese characteristics into the New Era. It was precisely in this process that the distinct revolutionary culture and advanced socialist culture of the Chinese nation were nurtured. Whether it is the Lei Feng spirit [5]5 A revolutionary spirit named after Lei Feng (1940–1962), a model soldier of the People's Liberation Army celebrated for his selfless dedication and service to the people, promoted by the CPC as a moral exemplar., the “two bombs, one satellite” spirit [6]6 A revolutionary spirit referring to the successful development of China's atomic bomb, hydrogen bomb and artificial satellite in the 1960s–1970s, symbolizing self-reliance and national pride., the Long March spirit and other crystallizations of revolutionary culture, or the core socialist values, the common ideal of socialism with Chinese characteristics, the lofty ideal of communism and other advanced socialist cultures, all are important ideological sources for the continuous generation and improvement of the modern civilization of the Chinese nation.

中华文明“积淀着中华民族最深层的精神追求，代表着中华民族独特的精神标识”。在长期历史实践中，中华民族形成了较为完整的宇宙观、天下观、道德观等文明思想，凝练出具有强大历史穿透力的中华优秀传统文化，构成中华民族现代文明的重要内容。例如，在人的存在与发展上，中国古代提出厚德载物、自强不息的处世之道，将修身养性和德行高尚作为人生追求；在家国治理上推行“任人唯贤”“革故鼎新”等理念和方法，一度形成了繁荣稳定的政治文明；在对外交往上谋求不同文化、不同民族间的相处之道，以“大道之行也，天下为公”的开放胸襟展现了伟大的民族形象。近代以来，中华文明遭遇了前所未有的黑暗与劫难，中国共产党毅然肩负起复兴中华文明的历史使命。百余年来，党带领全国各族人民取得一次次革命、建设和改革的伟大胜利，顺利推动中国特色社会主义进入新时代。中华民族鲜明的革命文化和社会主义先进文化正是在这一过程中孕育而成的，无论是雷锋精神、“两弹一星”精神、长征精神等革命文化结晶，还是社会主义核心价值观、中国特色社会主义共同理想和共产主义远大理想等社会主义先进文化，都是中华民族现代文明不断生发和完善的重要思想源泉。

The generation and development of the modern civilization of the Chinese nation takes Chinese civilization as its profound historical foundation. As the ideological crystallization generated and accumulated by the Chinese nation over the long river of history, Chinese civilization has been passed down from generation to generation, remaining ever new through the ages, and has formed many important ideological achievements in different historical periods, which will continuously assist the construction of the modern civilization of the Chinese nation in the deepening advancement of Chinese-path modernization.

中华民族现代文明的生成与发展以中华文明为深厚历史底蕴。作为中华民族在历史长河中生成和积淀的思想结晶，中华文明代代相传、历久弥新，在不同历史时期形成了诸多重要思想成果，将在中国式现代化的深入推进中不断助力中华民族现代文明建设。

2. The Modern Civilization of the Chinese Nation Is Nurtured in the Great Practice of Chinese-Path Modernization

2.中华民族现代文明涵养于中国式现代化的伟大实践

To accurately determine the historical position of the modern civilization of the Chinese nation, it is necessary to grasp the current stage of historical development in which it is situated. Since the New Era, “the Party has led the people to successfully blaze a path of Chinese-path modernization and created a new form of human civilization,” clearly delineating the contemporary civilizational coordinates of Chinese-path modernization.

对中华民族现代文明准确地进行历史定位，必须把握其当前所处的历史发展阶段。新时代以来，“党领导人民成功走出中国式现代化道路，创造了人类文明新形态。”清晰勾画出中国式现代化的当代文明坐标。

The report of the 20th National Congress of the CPC further clarified the central task of the entire Party in the New Era, emphasizing “comprehensively advancing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation through Chinese-path modernization.” Chinese-path modernization profoundly embodies the essential ideological and cultural elements of Chinese civilization, achieves a comprehensive transcendence of the modern Western modernization path, possesses rich and distinct contemporary connotations, and provides the developmental context of the times for constructing the discourse system of the modern civilization of the Chinese nation. Advancing and expanding Chinese-path modernization is a process in which civilization is continuously created, perfected and deepened, and its essence lies in building the modern civilization of the Chinese nation. As a new type of civilization generated on the basis of the Two Integrations [7]7 The Two Integrations refer to the integration of the basic tenets of Marxism with China's specific realities and with the best of traditional Chinese culture., Chinese-path modernization is a progressive civilization that continuously upholds fundamental principles and breaks new ground while inheriting the traditional civilization of the Chinese nation. It realizes the coordinated development of material civilization and cultural-ethical progress in the New Era, and its basic connotations profoundly reflect that the construction of the modern civilization of the Chinese nation is a coordinated and co-progressive model of civilizational development. As a new type of modernization path blazed by the Party leading the people in long-term practical exploration, Chinese-path modernization has always adhered to the fundamental position of being “people-centered,” committed to meeting the people’s needs for a better life and achieving common prosperity. The modern civilization of the Chinese nation is the crystallized civilization growing out of the path of Chinese-path modernization, possessing the most united and powerful spiritual force for support, and capable of widely gaining the endorsement and support of the masses. “The broad masses’ high degree of identification with and active participation in the construction of the modern civilization of the Chinese nation is the fundamental measure for advancing the construction of the modern civilization of the Chinese nation.” The strength of the masses fundamentally consolidates the practical foundation for building the modern civilization of the Chinese nation and constitutes the prerequisite for its effective advancement.

党的二十大报告进一步明确了新时代全党的中心任务，强调“以中国式现代化全面推进中华民族伟大复兴”。中国式现代化深刻体现中华文明的思想文化要义，实现了对近代西方现代化道路的全面超越，具有丰富而鲜明的时代内涵，为构建中华民族现代文明话语体系提供时代发展语境。推进和拓展中国式现代化是一个文明不断得以创造、完善和深化的过程，其本质就在于建设中华民族现代文明。作为“两个结合”基础上产生的新型文明，中国式现代化是在继承中华民族传统文明中不断守正创新的进步文明，实现了新时代物质文明和精神文明的协调发展，其基本内涵深刻反映出中华民族现代文明建设是一种协调共进的文明发展模式。作为党领导人民在长期实践探索中开辟的新型现代化道路，中国式现代化始终坚守“以人民为中心”的根本立场，致力于满足人民美好生活需要、实现共同富裕。中华民族现代文明是中国式现代化道路上生长出的文明结晶，具有最团结、最强大的精神力量支撑，能够广泛得到人民群众的拥护与支持。“广大民众对中华民族现代文明建设保持高度的认同和积极参与，是推进中华民族现代文明建设的根本举措”，人民群众的力量从根本上为建设中华民族现代文明筑牢实践基础，构成其得以有效推进的先决条件。

The modern civilization of the Chinese nation is the civilizational form of Chinese-path modernization and the concentrated expression of Chinese culture in the New Era. Advancing and expanding Chinese-path modernization, as an important task of the New Era, clarifies the current historical stage in which the modern civilization of the Chinese nation is situated, providing realistic space for growth in building the modern civilization of the Chinese nation.

中华民族现代文明是中国式现代化的文明形态，是新时代中华文化的集中体现。推进和拓展中国式现代化作为新时代的重要任务，明确了中华民族现代文明当前所立足的历史阶段，为建设中华民族现代文明提供现实生长空间。

3. The Modern Civilization of the Chinese Nation Is Oriented Toward the Goal of the Great Rejuvenation of the Chinese Nation

3.中华民族现代文明面向中华民族伟大复兴的奋斗目标

The modern civilization of the Chinese nation arises from modernization practice and is fundamentally consistent with the goal of realizing civilizational rejuvenation and national rejuvenation. To fully leverage the contemporary value of the modern civilization of the Chinese nation in the New Era, it must be placed within the bright prospect of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, continuously engaging in historical creation amid the continuous development of society.

中华民族现代文明生发于现代化实践，同实现文明复兴、民族复兴的奋斗目标根本一致。新时代充分发挥中华民族现代文明的时代价值，必须将其置于中华民族伟大复兴的光明前景，在社会连续性发展中不断进行历史创造。

“Cultural rejuvenation and the height and achievements it attains are more competitive and vital than those of the economy and politics.” The comprehensive rejuvenation of Chinese civilization is an inherent requirement of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. Considering the current state of China’s civilization development, the contemporary influence of Chinese civilization still does not fully match the strength of its economic development. How to enhance the international influence of Chinese civilization and accelerate the construction of a discourse system for the modern civilization of the Chinese nation has become an urgent issue of the times. The Western discourse system of civilization has long occupied a dominant position worldwide, serving as a reference for many countries in their civilization-building efforts. Chinese-path modernization, however, has created a new civilizational form—the modern civilization of the Chinese nation—and, with a high degree of cultural confidence, has opened up a brand-new path for civilizational construction in the New Era. Through adapting to the New Era and aligning with social development, Chinese civilization achieves the creative transformation and innovative development of fine traditional Chinese culture, producing invaluable civilizational achievements and greatly enhancing its influence worldwide. As a “people-oriented” civilization, the developmental direction of the modern civilization of the Chinese nation is fundamentally consistent with the original aspiration and founding mission of “seeking happiness for the people and rejuvenation for the nation.” The people are always the practical subjects and the beneficiaries of civilizational construction, profoundly reflecting its people-centered value rationality. Furthermore, the modern civilization of the Chinese nation can promote the flourishing development of more high-level material and cultural-ethical progress, both consolidating the material foundation for building a socialist cultural power and providing an ideological guarantee for realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. It is steadily advancing toward the goal of the flourishing development and comprehensive rejuvenation of Chinese civilization.

“文化复兴及其所达到的高度和成就，较之经济和政治更具竞争力、生命力”，中华文明全面复兴是中华民族伟大复兴的内在要求。结合我国文明发展现状，中华文明的当代影响力同经济发展实力仍不完全匹配。如何提升中华文明国际影响力、加快构建中华民族现代文明话语体系，已成为亟待解决的时代课题。西方文明话语体系在世界范围内长期占据主导地位，充当了许多国家进行文明建设的参照，而中国式现代化创造出中华民族现代文明新的文明形态，以高度的文化自信开拓出新时代文明建设的崭新道路。中华文明在与新时代相适应、与社会发展相契合中实现中华优秀传统文化的创造性转化和创新性发展，创造出无比珍贵的文明成果，极大提升了其在世界范围内的影响力。作为一种“人民本位”的文明，中华民族现代文明的发展方向和“为人民谋幸福、为民族谋复兴”的初心使命根本一致，人民始终是文明建设的实践主体和享受主体，深刻反映其“以人民为中心”的价值理性。此外，中华民族现代文明能够促进更多高水平的物质及精神文明繁荣发展，既为社会主义文化强国建设夯实物质基础，也为实现中华民族伟大复兴提供思想保障，正不断向中华文明繁荣发展、实现全面复兴的目标迈进。

The modern civilization of the Chinese nation is organically unified with the process of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation; the two converge in their value demands and developmental direction. Building the modern civilization of the Chinese nation is an important fulcrum for advancing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, enriching the choices of paths for the development of human civilization, and will write a magnificent chapter in the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation through the comprehensive rejuvenation of Chinese civilization.

中华民族现代文明同中华民族伟大复兴进程有机统一，二者在价值诉求和发展方向上耦合。建设中华民族现代文明是推进中华民族伟大复兴的重要支点，丰富了人类文明发展的道路选择，将在中华文明全面复兴中书写中华民族伟大复兴的壮丽篇章。

II. Scientifically Understanding the Basic Connotations of the Modern Civilization of the Chinese Nation

二、科学理解中华民族现代文明的基本内涵

Building the modern civilization of the Chinese nation is an important historical task in advancing and expanding Chinese-path modernization. Grounded in the New Era, analyzing the basic connotations of the modern civilization of the Chinese nation with historical thinking and a global perspective is the theoretical self-awareness required to accomplish this important historical task.

建设中华民族现代文明是推进和拓展中国式现代化的一项重要历史任务。立足新时代，以历史思维和世界眼光分析中华民族现代文明的基本内涵，是完成这一重要历史任务应有的理论自觉。

1. The Modern Civilization of the Chinese Nation Is a Chinese Civilization Rooted in the New Era

1.中华民族现代文明是立足新时代的中华文明

The modern civilization of the Chinese nation can be summarized as “the sum total of civilizational achievements that have historically developed continuously and been innovatively created within the entirety of Chinese civilization.” It is the contemporary manifestation of Chinese civilization, which has undergone over five thousand years of historical development. As an important component of the world civilization system, Chinese civilization is the only civilization in the world that has never been interrupted. It primarily refers to the sum total of the Chinese nation’s modes of production, values, and all the material and spiritual wealth it has created, with its essence embodied in fine traditional Chinese culture. Chinese civilization once led the world, guiding the developmental direction of world civilization and adding a brilliant chapter to the history of human civilization. On the whole, after thousands of years of inheritance and development, Chinese civilization has successfully nurtured the new civilizational form of the modern civilization of the Chinese nation. The modern civilization of the Chinese nation takes Chinese civilization as its basic foundation and absorbs the intellectual essence condensed during the development of Chinese civilization.

中华民族现代文明可概括为“中华文明整体中历史地连续发展和创新创造的文明成果总和”，是历经五千余年历史发展的中华文明的当代表征。作为世界文明体系的重要组成，中华文明是世界上唯一从未中断的文明，主要指中华民族的生产方式、价值观念及其所创造的全部物质财富和精神财富的总和，其精髓体现在中华优秀传统文化之中。中华文明一度走在世界前列，引领世界文明的发展方向，为人类文明发展历史增添了浓墨重彩的一笔。整体上看，中华文明历经几千年的传承与发展，成功孕育了中华民族现代文明这一新的文明形态。中华民族现代文明以中华文明为基本底色，吸收了中华文明发展过程中凝结的思想精华。

The modern civilization of the Chinese nation profoundly grasps the outstanding characteristics of Chinese civilization, vividly demonstrating its developmental continuity with fine traditional Chinese culture and presenting a clear value trajectory in the New Era. The modern civilization of the Chinese nation manifests the outstanding continuity of Chinese civilization, taking root in the deep historical soil of Chinese civilization, establishing a high degree of historical confidence and cultural confidence in the dialectical grasp of history, reality, and the future, and unswervingly following its own path. The modern civilization of the Chinese nation upholds the outstanding innovativeness of Chinese civilization, continuously forging ahead and innovating with a posture of arduous struggle, clearly displaying the practical character of “upholding the fundamental principles without being rigidly conservative, and respecting the ancients without reverting to the past” [8]8 This phrase, “守正不守旧，尊古不复古” (upholding the fundamental principles without being rigidly conservative, and respecting the ancients without reverting to the past), is a formulation used in official Chinese discourse to describe the innovative character of Chinese civilization, emphasizing continuity with tradition while avoiding dogmatism or archaism., injecting powerful spiritual strength into accelerating the modern transformation of Chinese civilization. The modern civilization of the Chinese nation adheres to the outstanding unity of Chinese civilization, strengthening shared ideals and establishing correct values amidst the risks and challenges of civilizational construction in the New Era, gathering the era’s strength of unity and struggle among all ethnic groups. The modern civilization of the Chinese nation deepens the outstanding inclusiveness of Chinese civilization, actively promoting exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations of different ethnic groups and countries with a broad-minded embrace, and continuously absorbing beneficial achievements from the development of world civilizations. The modern civilization of the Chinese nation exalts the outstanding peacefulness of Chinese civilization, bravely shouldering the heavy responsibilities of the times, continuously promoting the building of a community with a shared future for mankind, actively responding to and participating in the improvement of global governance, and contributing Chinese wisdom to world peace and development.

中华民族现代文明深刻把握中华文明突出特性，生动显示出同中华优秀传统文化一脉相承的发展关联，在新时代呈现出清晰的价值脉络。中华民族现代文明彰显中华文明突出的连续性，扎根深厚的中华文明历史土壤，在对历史、现实和未来的辩证把握中树立高度的历史自信和文化自信，坚定不移走自己的路；中华民族现代文明秉承中华文明突出的创新性，以艰苦奋斗的姿态不断开拓创新，鲜明展现“守正不守旧，尊古不复古”〔9〕的实践品格，为加快中华文明现代性转变注入强大精神力量；中华民族现代文明坚守中华文明突出的统一性，在新时代文明建设的风险挑战中坚定共同理想、树立正确价值观，凝聚起各民族团结奋进的时代力量；中华民族现代文明深化中华文明突出的包容性，以海纳百川的胸怀积极推动不同民族和国家间文明交流互鉴，不断吸纳世界文明发展有益成果；中华民族现代文明高扬中华文明突出的和平性，勇担时代发展重任，不断推动构建人类命运共同体，积极响应并参与完善全球治理，为世界和平与发展贡献中国智慧。

2. The Modern Civilization of the Chinese Nation Is a Modern Civilization That Leads Chinese-Path Modernization

2.中华民族现代文明是引领中国式现代化的现代文明

As the basic goal of civilizational construction in the New Era, the modern civilization of the Chinese nation centrally embodies the various civilizational achievements of Chinese-path modernization. “The essence of modernization is civilizational creation and civilizational transformation.” The continuous expansion of the path for building the modern civilization of the Chinese nation is unified with the practical process in which Chinese-path modernization advances the comprehensive development of material civilization, cultural-ethical progress, political civilization, social civilization, and ecological civilization, achieving an organic combination and two-way interaction between Chinese civilization and Chinese-path modernization. “Modern civilization is generated in the process of modernization.” It is necessary to deeply recognize that Chinese-path modernization is a historical process and strive to realize the favorable situation where “Chinese-path modernization endows Chinese civilization with modern strength, and Chinese civilization endows Chinese-path modernization with profound heritage.” Proceeding from the practical realities of Chinese-path modernization, we should continue the essence of the traditional civilization of the Chinese nation, rationally absorb the essence of the achievements of human civilization, and create new civilizational forms in the vivid practice of building the modern civilization of the Chinese nation.

中华民族现代文明作为新时代文明建设的基本目标，集中体现了中国式现代化的各项文明成果。“现代化的本质是文明创造和文明转型”，中华民族现代文明建设道路的不断开拓，统一于中国式现代化推进物质文明、精神文明、政治文明、社会文明、生态文明等全面发展的实践过程，实现了中华文明同中国式现代化的有机结合与双向互动。“现代文明在现代化运动中生成”，要深刻认识到中国式现代化是一个历史过程，努力实现“中国式现代化赋予中华文明以现代力量，中华文明赋予中国式现代化以深厚底蕴”的良好局面。从中国式现代化建设实际出发，赓续中华民族传统文明之精髓，合理吸收人类文明成果之精华，在建设中华民族现代文明的生动实践中创造新的文明形态。

As the civilizational form of Chinese-path modernization, the modern civilization of the Chinese nation demonstrates a practice-oriented approach to comprehensive construction, centrally reflecting the essential requirements of Chinese-path modernization. Advancing and expanding Chinese-path modernization covers various fields such as the economy, politics, culture, society, and ecological civilization. Building the modern civilization of the Chinese nation likewise requires comprehensive and coordinated development across all social fields. The modern civilization of the Chinese nation arises from the practical reality of modernization with a huge population scale, committed to building a New Era civilization belonging to the community of the Chinese nation, so that the fruits of civilizational development benefit all ethnic groups across the country. The modern civilization of the Chinese nation points toward the developmental goal of common prosperity for all the people, continuously meeting the people’s needs for a better life in accelerating the construction of a New Era civilization. The modern civilization of the Chinese nation conforms to the objective requirement for the coordinated development of material civilization and cultural-ethical progress, achieving a comprehensive transcendence of the Western path of modernization by promoting their positive interaction and coordinated development. The modern civilization of the Chinese nation adheres to the ecological concept of harmonious coexistence between humanity and nature, effectively ensuring the sustainable development of nature and society by guiding resource conservation and ecological environmental protection. The modern civilization of the Chinese nation holds high the clear banner of taking the path of peaceful development, takes the common values of all humanity as its basic guideline, and actively promotes exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations of different countries on the basis of mutual benefit, win-win cooperation, and consultation and collaboration.

中华民族现代文明作为中国式现代化的文明形态，显示出全方位建设的实践导向，集中反映中国式现代化的本质要求。推进和拓展中国式现代化涵盖经济、政治、文化、社会、生态文明等各个领域，建设中华民族现代文明同样要求社会各领域全面协调发展。中华民族现代文明生发于人口规模巨大的现代化建设实际，致力于建设属于中华民族共同体的新时代文明，让文明发展成果惠及全国各族人民；中华民族现代文明指向全体人民共同富裕的发展目标，在加快新时代文明建设中不断满足人民的美好生活需要；中华民族现代文明顺应物质文明和精神文明协调发展的客观要求，在促进二者良性互动和协同发展中实现了对西方现代化道路的全面超越；中华民族现代文明坚持人与自然和谐共生的生态理念，在引领资源节约、生态环境保护中有效保障了自然和社会可持续发展；中华民族现代文明高举走和平发展道路的鲜明旗帜，以全人类共同价值为基本遵循，在互利共赢、合作协商中积极推进各国间文明交流互鉴。

3. The Modern Civilization of the Chinese Nation Is a New Type of Civilization That Promotes the Progress of Human Society

3.中华民族现代文明是推动人类社会进步的新型文明

The modern civilization of the Chinese nation is the epochal marker of the progress of human civilization; its developmental goals are aligned with the Marxist view of civilization, and it is a new type of civilization that unites regularity with purposiveness. Western capitalist societies took the lead in opening the path to modernization, advancing human society to a certain degree. However, their nature of aggressive expansion and profit-seeking has continuously led to a one-sided development of the modernization path, becoming a “civilization within crude barbarism,” and the contradictions of the era of civilization—between civilization and barbarism, progress and backwardness—have become increasingly acute. The Marxist scientific worldview and methodology endow the modern civilization of the Chinese nation with its soul of thought, guide the overall direction of the construction of the modern civilization of the Chinese nation, and provide fundamental ideological guidance for humanity to escape the predicament of civilizational development. Starting from the material production of real human beings, Marx pointed out that human civilization is the result of humanity’s free and conscious practical activity, revealed the historical limitations of capitalist civilization, and criticized the capitalist path of “universal civilization.” The Marxist view of civilization, as a scientific truth that has realized concern for the whole of human history, fundamentally determines that the modern civilization of the Chinese nation inherently possesses a world vision that promotes the development of human civilization.

中华民族现代文明是人类文明进步的时代标识，其发展目标同马克思主义文明观相契合，是合规律性与合目的性相统一的新型文明。西方资本主义社会率先开启现代化先河，一定程度推动了人类社会进步。然而，其侵略扩张和逐利本性不断导致现代化道路片面化发展，成为“粗陋野蛮之中的文明”，文明与野蛮、进步与落后等文明时代的矛盾日益尖锐化。马克思主义科学世界观和方法论赋予中华民族现代文明以思想之魂，指导中华民族现代文明建设整体方向，为人类走出文明发展困境提供根本思想指引。马克思从现实的人的物质生产出发，指出人类文明是人自由自觉的实践活动的结果，并揭示了资本主义文明的历史局限性，批判了资本主义的“普世文明”道路。马克思主义文明观作为实现了对全人类历史关怀的科学真理，根本决定了中华民族现代文明内在具有推动人类文明发展的世界眼光。

The modern civilization of the Chinese nation is rooted in the unique historical and cultural soil of the Chinese nation, rationally absorbs all outstanding achievements of human civilization, and effectively addresses epochal questions such as “where is human civilization headed” and “how should human civilization develop” with its vigorous vitality. It always stands at the forefront of the times, absorbing the latest achievements of human civilization, enriching and perfecting itself, and providing basic value guidance for the coexistence and common development of civilizations of all countries in the world. Adhering to a global vision, and promoting the building of a community with a shared future for mankind with the historical sense of responsibility and proactive spirit of a civilized and culturally great nation, is an important construction goal of the modern civilization of the Chinese nation at the world level. In a certain sense, “the modern civilization of the Chinese nation is generated in the process of building a community with a shared future for mankind,” [9]9 Source not provided in the original text; the quotation is attributed to an unspecified source. which is an inherent requirement for promoting the progress of human civilization in the New Era, and provides a new development paradigm for deepening contemporary civilizational exchanges and international relations. In this process, the content of the modern civilization of the Chinese nation is continuously enriched and deepened, achieving an organic unity of theory and practice, forming a comprehensive and logically self-consistent discourse system of modern civilization, and becoming an important component of the new form of human civilization.

中华民族现代文明扎根中华民族独特的历史文化土壤，合理吸收一切人类文明优秀成果，以旺盛的生命力对“人类文明向何处去”“人类文明如何发展”等时代课题进行有效破题。始终站在时代前沿吸收人类文明最新成果并丰富和完善自身，为世界各国文明携手共存、共同发展提供基本价值指引。坚持胸怀天下，以文明之国、文化大国的历史责任感和主动精神推动构建人类命运共同体，是中华民族现代文明在世界层面的重要建设目标。一定意义上讲，“中华民族现代文明是在构建人类命运共同体过程中生成的”，是新时代推动人类文明进步的题中应有之义，为当代文明交往和国际关系的深化提供新的发展范式。在这一过程中，中华民族现代文明的内容不断丰富与深化，实现了理论与实践的有机统一，形成一套内容全面且逻辑自洽的现代文明话语体系，成为人类文明新形态的重要组成部分。

III. Rationally Exploring the Construction Path of the Modern Civilization of the Chinese Nation

三、合理探寻中华民族现代文明的建设路径

The analysis and interpretation of the historical position and basic connotations of the modern civilization of the Chinese nation must ultimately be implemented in the concrete practice of civilizational construction. It is necessary to adhere to the comprehensive leadership of the Party, take the Two Integrations as the practical principle, actively conduct civilizational dialogue with countries around the world on the basis of upholding fundamental principles and breaking new ground, and shape a new development pattern and discourse system for the modern civilization of the Chinese nation.

对中华民族现代文明的历史方位、基本内涵进行分析解读，最终都要落实于文明建设的具体实践。必须坚持党的全面领导，以“两个结合”为实践原则，在守正创新的基础上同世界各国积极开展文明对话，塑造中华民族现代文明新的发展格局和话语体系。

1. Adhering to the Leadership of the Communist Party of China to Ensure the Correct Direction of Civilizational Construction in the New Era

1.坚持中国共产党的领导以确保新时代文明建设正确方向

The leadership of the Communist Party of China is the greatest advantage of the system of socialism with Chinese characteristics and is also the fundamental requirement for building the modern civilization of the Chinese nation, directly affecting the practical direction and ultimate effectiveness of civilizational construction in the New Era. Over the past hundred years and more, the Communist Party of China has traversed a glorious course of struggle in continuously building the modern civilization of the Chinese nation.

中国共产党的领导是中国特色社会主义制度的最大优势，也是建设中华民族现代文明的根本要求，直接关系新时代文明建设的实践方向和最终成效。一百多年来，中国共产党在不断建设中华民族现代文明中走出光辉的奋斗历程。

“Adhering to the comprehensive leadership of the Party is the only way to uphold and develop socialism with Chinese characteristics,” [10]10 Source not provided in the original text; the quotation is attributed to an unspecified source. fundamentally ensuring that the construction of the modern civilization of the Chinese nation advances in the correct direction. From the perspective of historical materialism, the Communist Party of China has, in long-term practice, promoted the great transformation of Chinese civilization from “civilization being sullied” to “civilizational rejuvenation.” The Communist Party of China not only always believes in and practices the scientific truth of Marxism but also actively inherits and promotes the excellent traditional Chinese culture; it is the leading core that leads the broad masses of the people in building the modern civilization of the Chinese nation and realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. Therefore, the inherent requirement for building the modern civilization of the Chinese nation is to take the Communist Party of China as the leading core and unswervingly uphold the fundamental political stance of the Party. Since the New Era, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core has comprehensively advanced Party building in the New Era, further forging a world-class major party with purity and advanced nature, providing fundamental guarantees and endogenous impetus for building the modern civilization of the Chinese nation. Standing at the commanding heights of social history, the Communist Party of China profoundly summarizes the developmental characteristics of Chinese civilization in the era, promotes the civilizational development concept of the Five-Sphere Integrated Plan with rigorous systematic thinking, and continuously strives to achieve national prosperity and the happiness of the people, winning the heartfelt support of the broad masses of the people. The entire Party must always bear in mind its original aspiration and founding mission, continuously advance the great practice of socialism with Chinese characteristics with a pioneering spirit, constantly improve and develop the institutional system of socialism with Chinese characteristics, and ensure that the construction of the modern civilization of the Chinese nation advances in the correct direction.

“坚持党的全面领导是坚持和发展中国特色社会主义的必由之路”，从根本上保障中华民族现代文明建设朝正确的方向不断前进。从唯物史观看，中国共产党在长期实践中推动中华文明实现了从“文明蒙尘”到“文明复兴”的伟大转变。中国共产党不仅始终信仰和践行马克思主义科学真理，还积极传承和弘扬中华优秀传统文化，是带领广大人民群众建设中华民族现代文明、实现中华民族伟大复兴的领导核心。因此，建设中华民族现代文明的内在要求是以中国共产党为领导核心，坚定不移站稳党的根本政治立场。新时代以来，以习近平同志为核心的党中央全面推进新时代党的建设，进一步锻造了具有纯洁性和先进性的世界性大党，为建设中华民族现代文明提供根本保障和内生动力。中国共产党站在社会历史制高点，深刻总结中华文明时代发展特性，以严密的系统思维统筹推进“五位一体”总体布局的文明发展理念，不断为实现国家富强、人民幸福努力奋斗，赢得了广大人民群众的衷心拥护。全党必须时刻牢记初心使命，以锐意进取的面貌不断推进中国特色社会主义伟大实践，不断完善和发展中国特色社会主义制度体系，确保中华民族现代文明建设朝正确方向前进。

Adhering to the leadership of the Communist Party of China is the fundamental prerequisite for building the modern civilization of the Chinese nation. Only by firmly establishing the fundamental political stance, continuously strengthening the Four Consciousnesses, consolidating the Four Confidences, and achieving the Two Upholds, can true spiritual independence be realized, and can the Chinese nation, under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, forge its own path of civilizational development.

坚持中国共产党的领导是建设中华民族现代文明的根本前提。只有坚定根本政治立场，不断增强“四个意识”、坚定“四个自信”、做到“两个维护”，才能真正实现精神上的独立自主，在中国共产党的领导下走出自己的文明发展道路。

2. Implementing the Two Integrations to Promote the Steady and Long-term Development of the Modern Civilization of the Chinese Nation

2.贯彻“两个结合”以推动中华民族现代文明行稳致远

The Two Integrations have revitalized Chinese civilization in the New Era, successfully opening up the civilizational construction path of Chinese-path modernization. “The integration of the basic tenets of Marxism with China’s specific realities and with the excellent traditional Chinese culture is the only way,” [11]11 Source not provided in the original text; the quotation is attributed to an unspecified source. and it is also an important practical principle for the construction of the modern civilization of the Chinese nation.

“两个结合”让中华文明在新时代重新焕发生机，成功开辟出中国式现代化的文明建设道路。“马克思主义基本原理同中国具体实际、同中华优秀传统文化相结合是必由之路”，也是中华民族现代文明建设的重要实践原则。

The construction of the modern civilization of the Chinese nation mainly includes two theoretical threads: the “soul vein” of Marxism and the “root vein” of the excellent traditional Chinese culture. These two do not go their separate ways or remain unrelated, but rather, through their organic integration, jointly shape a civilizational form of the New Era with Chinese characteristics and Chinese style. Using the Two Integrations to assist in building the modern civilization of the Chinese nation, the primary action lies in adhering to the guiding ideology of Marxism. As a scientific worldview and methodology, Marxism can be organically integrated with China’s developmental realities, mutually align with the essential connotations of the excellent traditional Chinese culture, answer and resolve a series of important issues in historical development, and is a developmental truth proven by China’s revolution, construction, and reform that guides the Chinese nation forward. History has proven that only by adhering to the methodology of dialectical materialism and historical materialism to solve problems in the process of civilizational development can adapting Marxism to the Chinese context and the needs of the times continuously open up new horizons. Furthermore, greater attention must be paid to realizing the Second Integration. Building the modern civilization of the Chinese nation, as an important historical task, objectively reflects the possibility and necessity of integrating the basic tenets of Marxism with the excellent traditional Chinese culture. As the crystallization of wisdom jointly created by the Chinese nation, the excellent traditional Chinese culture and the scientific truth of Marxism are coupled in terms of essential connotations and value purport, “creating a new cultural life form that is organically unified,” [12]12 Source not provided in the original text; the quotation is attributed to an unspecified source. thereby creating the theoretical prerequisite for building the modern civilization of the Chinese nation.

中华民族现代文明建设主要包括马克思主义“魂脉”和中华优秀传统文化“根脉”两条理论脉络，二者并非各行其道、互不关联，而是在彼此有机结合中共同塑造出具有中国特色、中国风格的新时代的文明形态。以“两个结合”助力中华民族现代文明建设，首要之举在于坚持马克思主义指导思想。作为科学世界观和方法论，马克思主义能够同中国发展实际有机结合，与中华优秀传统文化内涵要义相互契合，回答并解决了一系列历史发展重要问题，是被中国革命、建设、改革所证明了的指导中华民族开拓前进的发展真理。历史证明，只有坚持以辩证唯物主义和历史唯物主义方法论解决文明发展进程中的问题，方能推动马克思主义中国化时代化不断开辟新境界。此外，必须更加注重实现“第二个结合”。建设中华民族现代文明作为一项重要历史任务，客观反映出马克思主义基本原理同中华优秀传统文化相结合的可能性与必要性。作为中华民族共同创造的智慧结晶，中华优秀传统文化和马克思主义科学真理在内涵要义、价值旨趣等方面耦合，是“造就了一个有机统一的新的文化生命体”，为建设中华民族现代文明创造了理论前提。

The Two Integrations are the fundamental practical requirement for building the modern civilization of the Chinese nation. It is necessary, while adhering to the Two Integrations, to grasp the organic unity of the subjectivity and contemporaneity of the construction of the modern civilization of the Chinese nation, enhance historical initiative with a high degree of cultural confidence and cultural consciousness, “continuously cultivate and create socialist culture with Chinese characteristics for the New Era,” [13]13 Source not provided in the original text; the quotation is attributed to an unspecified source. and promote the further deepening of the epochal connotations of Chinese civilization.

“两个结合”是建设中华民族现代文明的根本实践要求。必须在坚持“两个结合”中把握中华民族现代文明建设的主体性和时代性有机统一，以高度的文化自信和文化自觉增强历史主动，“不断培育和创造新时代中国特色社会主义文化”，推动中华文明时代内涵的进一步深化。

3. Adhering to Upholding Fundamental Principles and Breaking New Ground to Activate the Vitality of the Modern Civilization of the Chinese Nation

3.坚持守正创新以激活中华民族现代文明生命力

Upholding fundamental principles and breaking new ground is the genetic code for Marxism to continuously open up new horizons in its adaptation to the Chinese context and the needs of the times, and it is also the source of power for Chinese civilization to endure and remain ever new. “Only by not forgetting history can we open up the future; only by being good at inheritance can we be good at innovation.” [14]14 Source not provided in the original text; the quotation is attributed to an unspecified source. The modern civilization of the Chinese nation is precisely the result nurtured in the process of upholding fundamental principles and breaking new ground.

守正创新是马克思主义不断开辟中国化时代化新境界的基因密码，也是中华文明历久弥新的动力之源。“不忘历史才能开辟未来，善于继承才能善于创新”，中华民族现代文明正是在守正创新中孕育的结果。

Upholding fundamental principles and breaking new ground (守正创新) contains the two requirements of “upholding fundamental principles” and “breaking new ground.” The so-called “upholding fundamental principles” refers to grasping the “root vein” of fine traditional Chinese culture, continuing the historical and cultural essence of Chinese civilization, and being able to respect and practice the objective requirements of civilizational development while inheriting the national spirit. What “upholding fundamental principles” reflects is the independent and self-reliant spiritual outlook of the Chinese nation. To build the modern civilization of the Chinese nation, we must first uphold the “fundamental principles” of Chinese civilization. As the developmental goal of “upholding fundamental principles,” “breaking new ground” refers to proceeding from the current era background and social development conditions, continuously promoting the creative transformation and innovative development of fine traditional Chinese culture itself, and creating in the New Era a new form of human civilization led by the Chinese nation. “Upholding fundamental principles” is for the sake of better “breaking new ground.” The scientific method of upholding fundamental principles and breaking new ground builds a bridge connecting history, reality, and the future for constructing the modern civilization of the Chinese nation. General Secretary Xi Jinping, standing at the historical height of the development of the Chinese nation, has profoundly summarized the outstanding characteristics of Chinese civilization, revealed the laws of the development and evolution of Chinese civilization over more than five thousand years, and issued to the whole society a new call of the times to build the modern civilization of the Chinese nation. It is necessary to “comprehensively and deeply understand the history of Chinese civilization,” actively participate in work related to the protection of fine traditional Chinese cultural heritage, proactively excavate the wisdom and essence of Chinese culture, and increase support for civilizational construction projects. Furthermore, both the basic principles of Marxism and fine traditional Chinese culture themselves possess developmental openness; achieving innovative development through their mutual unity is not only possible but also necessary. Upholding fundamental principles does not mean rigidly adhering to existing cultural achievements; it requires further promoting cultural innovation with a proactive and enterprising spiritual outlook.

守正创新蕴含“守正”和“创新”两方面要求。所谓“守正”是指把握中华优秀传统文化“根脉”，赓续中华文明的历史文化精髓，能够在传承民族精神中尊重并践行文明发展的客观要求。“守正”所反映的是中华民族独立自主的精神风貌，建设中华民族现代文明，首先必须守好中华文明之“正”。作为“守正”的发展目标，“创新”则指从当前时代背景和社会发展状况出发，不断推动中华优秀传统文化自身实现创造性转化和创新性发展，在新时代创造出由中华民族引领的人类文明新形态。“守正”是为了更好地“创新”，守正创新这一科学方法为建设中华民族现代文明搭建起联通历史、现实和未来的桥梁。习近平总书记站在中华民族发展的历史高度，深刻总结出中华文明的突出特性，揭示了中华文明五千多年来的发展演进规律，向全社会提出建设中华民族现代文明新的时代号召。要“全面深入了解中华文明的历史”，积极参与有关中华优秀传统文化遗产保护工作，主动挖掘中华文化智慧精华，加大对文明建设项目的支持力度。此外，马克思主义基本原理和中华优秀传统文化本身都具有发展开放性，二者在相互统一中实现创新发展不仅是可能的，更是必要的。守正并不等于固守已有的文化成果，需要以主动进取的精神面貌进一步推动文化创新。

In promoting the construction of the modern civilization of the Chinese nation through upholding fundamental principles and breaking new ground, it is necessary both to “make the past serve the present” and to “discard the old and create the new,” continuously enriching and deepening the contemporary connotation of Chinese civilization, and further promoting theoretical and practical innovation in the construction of the modern civilization of the Chinese nation.

在守正创新中推动中华民族现代文明建设，既要“古为今用”也要“推陈出新”，不断丰富和深化中华文明的时代内涵，进一步推动中华民族现代文明建设的理论与实践创新。

4. Strengthening civilizational exchanges and mutual learning to enhance the international influence of the modern civilization of the Chinese nation

4.加强文明交流互鉴以提升中华民族现代文明国际影响力

The international influence of a civilization is an important manifestation of a country’s comprehensive strength. “The beauty of harmonious broth lies in the blending of different flavors” (和羹之美，在于合异) [15]15 A classical allusion from the *Zuo Commentary* (《左传》), used to praise the virtue of harmony through diversity, here applied to civilizational coexistence.. To build the modern civilization of the Chinese nation, we must adhere to the “civilizational mutual learning thesis,” both maintaining our own independence and actively absorbing the outstanding achievements of other civilizations, leading the realization of the common values of all humanity, and continuously enhancing the international influence of the modern civilization of the Chinese nation.

文明的国际影响力是一个国家综合实力的重要展现。“和羹之美，在于合异”，建设中华民族现代文明必须坚持“文明互鉴论”，既保持自身独立性又积极吸收其他文明优秀成果，引领全人类共同价值的实现，不断提升中华民族现代文明国际影响力。

The modern civilization of the Chinese nation is a contemporary manifestation of the concept of “civilizational exchange, civilizational mutual learning, and civilizational coexistence.” An important reason it can transcend “civilizational estrangement, civilizational clash, and civilizational superiority” lies in the open and inclusive developmental characteristics of Chinese civilization. “There is no conflict among civilizations per se; what is needed is an eye that can appreciate the beauty of all civilizations.” The modern civilization of the Chinese nation not only guides Chinese-path modernization but also closely follows the actual development of human civilization in the New Era. In the New Era, it has discarded the Western binary thinking of “zero-sum game,” leading the whole world to jointly build a community with a shared future for mankind characterized by “beauty in diversity” (美美与共). Only by upholding the inclusive spirit of Chinese civilization and promoting and perfecting global governance on the basis of the principles of extensive consultation, joint contribution, and shared benefits can we better build the modern civilization of the Chinese nation oriented towards the whole world, and truly realize the developmental vision of building a community with a shared future for mankind. Since ancient times, the Chinese nation has possessed an open-mindedness that is inclusive and seeks common ground while reserving differences, “being good at learning from the good things of others and transforming the good things of others into one’s own.” It is necessary to continuously promote cultural innovation through interactions with other civilizations of the world, and to rationally absorb all advanced civilizational achievements of various countries with an open and inclusive attitude. “Civilizations are full of vitality through exchange and mutual learning.” In civilizational mutual learning, we must always adhere to the developmental standpoint of Chinese civilization, uphold the principle of interaction of “taking ourselves as the mainstay and using them for our benefit,” promote the self-reliance and self-strengthening of Chinese civilization development with a high degree of cultural confidence, and effectively exert the powerful appeal and leading force of the modern civilization of the Chinese nation.

中华民族现代文明是“文明交流、文明互鉴、文明共存”理念的当代展现，其能够超越“文明隔阂、文明冲突、文明优越”的重要原因在于中华文明开放包容的发展特性。“各种文明本没有冲突，只是要有欣赏所有文明之美的眼睛。”中华民族现代文明既指导中国式现代化建设，又紧贴新时代人类文明的现实发展，在新时代摒弃了西方“零和博弈”的二元思维，引领全世界共同构建“美美与共”的人类命运共同体。只有秉持中华文明的包容精神，在共商共建共享的原则基础上推动和完善全球治理，才能更好建设面向全世界的中华民族现代文明，真正实现构建人类命运共同体的发展愿景。中华民族自古以来就具有兼容并蓄、求同存异的开放胸襟，“善于学习他人的好东西，把他人的好东西转化成自己的东西”，要在同世界其他文明交往中不断推动文化创新，以开放包容的态度合理吸收各国一切先进文明成果。“文明因交流互鉴而充满生命力”，在文明互鉴中必须始终坚守中华文明发展立场，坚持“以我为主，为我所用”的交往原则，以高度的文化自信推动中华文明发展自立自强，有效发挥中华民族现代文明的强大感染力和引领力。

The modern civilization of the Chinese nation continuously develops and perfects itself through the exchange and mutual learning of civilizations of various countries in the world. In the New Era, we must accelerate the construction and continuously enrich the discourse system of the modern civilization of the Chinese nation, allow the whole world to share the achievements of constructing the modern civilization of the Chinese nation, and present to the world an image of China that is “credible, lovable, and respectable.”

中华民族现代文明在世界各国文明交流互鉴中不断发展和完善。新时代，必须加快构建并不断丰富中华民族现代文明话语体系，让全世界共享中华民族现代文明建设成果，向世界展示一个“可信、可爱、可敬”的中国形象。

In summary, building a socialist cultural power and realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation objectively require the construction of the modern civilization of the Chinese nation. The modern civilization of the Chinese nation profoundly grasps the historical depth of Chinese civilization and the era height of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, comprehensively transcends the shackles of the Western traditional civilizational development model, guides the advancement and expansion of Chinese-path modernization at the ideological level, and also provides basic guidance for building a community with a shared future for mankind characterized by “beauty in diversity” and continuously creating new forms of human civilization. The modern civilization of the Chinese nation not only contains the ideological essence of the traditional civilization of the Chinese nation but is also fundamentally consistent with the goals of Chinese-path modernization and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation; it is a progressive civilization that links history, reality, and the future. On the new journey of the New Era, the determination of hundreds of millions of Chinese sons and daughters to realize civilizational rejuvenation and national rejuvenation is unprecedentedly firm, and the path for constructing the modern civilization of the Chinese nation is unprecedentedly bright. It is necessary to continuously promote innovation in the discourse system of Chinese civilization, inject strong developmental vitality into the construction of the modern civilization of the Chinese nation, and realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation marked by the comprehensive rejuvenation of civilization at an early date.

概言之，建设社会主义文化强国、实现中华民族伟大复兴客观要求建设中华民族现代文明。中华民族现代文明深刻把握中华文明的历史厚度、中华民族伟大复兴的时代高度，全面超越了西方传统文明发展模式的桎梏，在思想层面指引着中国式现代化的推进和拓展，也为构建“美美与共”的人类命运共同体、不断创造人类文明新形态提供基本遵循。中华民族现代文明既蕴含中华民族传统文明思想精髓，又同中国式现代化建设、中华民族伟大复兴的奋斗目标根本一致，是串联起历史、现实和未来的进步文明。新时代新征程上，亿万中华儿女实现文明复兴、民族复兴的决心无比坚定，中华民族现代文明建设之路无比光明。要不断推动中华文明话语体系创新，为建设中华民族现代文明注入强大发展活力，早日实现以文明全面复兴为标志的中华民族伟大复兴。

Source: *Theoretical Circle* (《理论界》), October 23, 2024

文章来源：《理论界》2024年10月23日

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