Culture is knowledge. But for national culture, culture means history, national cohesion and the overall value orientation of the whole country. National culture affects all aspects of national production and life, such as Japanese etiquette and German love advocated by China people. This kind of thought will guide people's production and life, and be reflected in the whole country, so it forms the national character and national character.
Culture is a kind of spiritual power, which can be transformed into material power in the process of people's understanding and transforming the world, and has a profound impact on social development. Culture plays an indispensable role in economic development and political stability. Culture is a social phenomenon and the product of people's long-term creation. At the same time, it is a historical phenomenon and the precipitation of social history.
The role of culture:
1. As a spiritual force, culture can be transformed into material force in the process of people's understanding and transformation of the world, which has a far-reaching impact on the development of social countries and nations.
2. Culture is determined by economy and politics and reacts to them. Advanced culture provides powerful spiritual motivation and intellectual support for economic and political development.
3. Culture and economy are integrated. In the economic development, science and technology play an increasingly important role, and cultural productivity plays an increasingly prominent role in the modern economic structure.
4. Culture and politics blend with each other, and the struggle against cultural hegemonism has become an important part of contemporary international political struggle.
5. Culture has increasingly become an important source of national cohesion and creativity and an important factor in the competition of comprehensive national strength.
6. For developing countries, culture is an important spiritual weapon to safeguard national interests and security in the competition of comprehensive national strength.