Civilization is an advanced stage of cultural development,the foundation of culture",the core spiritual values and political beliefs,the spiritual achievements recognized and shared by mankind,and the scientific and technological achievements that promote human progress.Therefore,the connotation of Chinese civilization must constitute the essential attributes of the Chinese nation.Internality,co-creation,sharing and cohesion are the characteristics that formed the ancient Chinese civilization.The connotation of the ancient Chinese civilization mainly includes inclusiveness,harmony,transformation,orthodoxy,consistency and so on.The modern civilization of the Chinese nation is a new form of human civilization,whose connotation mainly includes subjectivity,commonality,people-orientation,indigenousness,etc.Under the connotation influence of the ancient and modern Chinese civilizations,the Chinese nation has manifested such attributes as internal radiation,cohesion,historical evolution,and"harmony in diversity".The connotation of the modern civilization of the Chinese nation embodies the inherent nature of the Chinese nation,such as people-orientation,integrity,internality,unity,commonality,continuity and other essential attributes.
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