Localizing Marxism in China to End the Cultural Crisis out of Westernization and Retroism:A Historical Reflection
Before and after the New Culture Movement,there was a serious confrontation between the cultural revivalists and the westernizers who worshipped Western culture.Both factions went into decline,as severely challenged by the progress of the times.In essence,the two seemingly opposing schools of thought were both dogmatic:the former regarded traditional culture as the guiding principle and adhered to the"old dogmas and stereotypes"with the imprint of feudalism,while the latter was obsessed with the"foreign dogmas and stereotypes"of the West.Inheriting the spirit of the New Culture Movement,the Chinese Communists,by opposing dogmatism,thoroughly solved the problem of cultural reconstruction in the intellectual and cultural circles during the New Culture Movement.As localized Marxism with Chinese characteristics,the new democratic culture comprehensively transcends the cultural revivalists and westernizers.Adapting Marxism to China's specific realities and its fine traditional culture implies the triple meanings of mastering the best of traditional Chinese culture,dialectically analyzing the traditional culture,and transforming and sublimating the traditional culture,which is an effective way to localize Marxism in China.