Cultural Identity and the Four-Dimensional Path to Forging a Sense of Community for the Chinese Nation

文化认同视域下铸牢中华民族共同体意识的四维路径

Cultural identity refers to the acceptance of and identification with shared symbolic systems, values, historical memories, and behavioral norms by individuals or groups. It serves as the cultural foundation and driving force for forging a sense of community for the Chinese nation. Its core is manifested as the organic unity of emotional, historical, identity, and value recognition. It is not only the connecting bond for the formation, survival, and development of the nation but also the spiritual and cultural foundation for building the shared spiritual home of the Chinese nation and the spiritual cornerstone for maintaining the great unity of the Chinese nation. By analyzing the structure of cultural identity, this paper constructs a four-dimensional framework linking cultural identity with “emotional identity,” “historical identity,” “identity recognition,” and “value identity,” thereby exploring the logical relationship between cultural identity and the forging of a sense of community for the Chinese nation. This is achieved by enhancing emotional identity through cultural integration and innovation, strengthening historical identity by establishing a view of Chinese national history, reinforcing identity recognition by unifying national and ethnic identity, and deepening value identity through the cultivation of socialist core values.

文化认同是指个体或群体对共享符号系统、价值观念、历史记忆和行为规范的接受与归属，是铸牢中华民族共同体意识的文化根基与动力源泉，其核心表现为情感、历史、身份与价值认同的有机统一，既是民族形成、生存、发展的联结纽带，也是构筑中华民族共有精神家园的精神文化基础，维护中华民族大团结的精神根基。通过分析文化认同的认同架构，构建起文化认同与“情感认同”“历史认同”“身份认同”“价值认同”相衔接的四维框架，进而探索文化认同与铸牢中华民族共同体意识的逻辑理路。通过在文化交融与创新中增进情感认同；在树立中华民族历史观中增进历史认同；在强化国家与民族身份统一性中增进身份认同；在深化社会主义核心价值观建设中增进价值认同。