first, the national consciousness is citizens' recognition and cognitive consciousness of the country, and it is a sense of responsibility, pride and belonging of the country gradually accumulated by social individuals based on their understanding and understanding of the history, culture and national conditions of their motherland. It is a kind of political consciousness, but also a kind of cultural consciousness. It can stimulate citizens' sense of responsibility and obligation to a great extent, which is conducive to the prosperity of the country and the strength of the nation, making it invincible in the fierce competition of all countries and ethnic groups.
from a certain perspective, the state is a political entity surrounded by borders, which is the scope for a certain regime to independently exercise sovereignty. But this is only the external intuitive form of the country, not the essence of the country. The true national identity refers to the "cohesion" formed by the people within the border, which can be called "national consciousness", that is, everyone thinks that I am "a certain national" in the deep heart. Without this kind of consciousness, the region can not be called a country, even if it has a unified national form in form, it is unstable. For example, Qin Shihuang swept the sea, swept Liuhe and unified the six countries, but the Qin Dynasty was short-lived and fell apart after only 15 years. Although this was related to Qin Shihuang's cruelty, it was also an important reason that the Qin Dynasty had not established a unified and stable "national consciousness" among the survivors of the six countries at the beginning of its construction. The history of China's entry into civilized society has lasted for more than 5, years without interruption, and the reason why China has become the largest country in the world with a population of 1.3 billion is comprehensive. One of the important reasons is that we in China have accumulated a profound "China consciousness" and formed a strong cohesive force in the long historical process. Xinjiang has been an inseparable part of the great motherland since ancient times. This "part" is not only reflected in the administrative jurisdiction of the central government, but also in the "China consciousness" of the people of all ethnic groups in Xinjiang. For example, in 382 A.D., Lv Guang, a former general of Qin Dynasty, marched into the Western Regions. After Kikuchi was destroyed, the countries in the Western Regions came to join Wan Li not far away. The king and envoys held seals and envoys issued by the Han Dynasty in their hands, proving their loyalty to the Central Plains dynasty. Lv Guang felt deeply after reading it. Although the replacement of dynasties has long been a different story in the Central Plains, in the distant western regions, the distance has not reduced the loyalty of the countries in the western regions to the Central Plains dynasty. Although these seals of envoys in the Han Dynasty have lost their practical utility, they are the best testimony of the intangible "China consciousness" of all ethnic groups in the western regions.
in different historical periods, due to the different nature of the country, the connotation of national consciousness is also different. However, as the love, construction and maintenance of territory, people and civilization, it is consistent. The Chinese people's ideas such as "the country is rich, the people are strong, and the country is broken, the family is dead", "the country forgets the family, the public forgets the private", and "the world is worried first, and the world is happy afterwards" are all manifestations of the national consciousness and patriotic feelings of being integrated with the country and worrying about the country and the people. Swing through Tiananmen Square "Zhouqu Hang on!" "Come on, China!" The cry is the strongest voice of China people's national consciousness.
the national consciousness of the Chinese people has rich practical connotations. For example, at the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, in order to support the construction of Xinjiang, the Central Committee issued a resounding call to the whole country. Countless young people in their prime bid farewell to their hometowns and came to Xinjiang. They built roads, dug ditches and built factories, and young cities rose in the Gobi desert. In the vast sea of desert, golden wheat waves are rolled up. Another example is: since the central government made a major decision to support Xinjiang in 1996, various provinces, cities and units in Xinjiang have given selfless support and help to Xinjiang in various ways, and successively selected 6 batches of 3,749 cadres in Xinjiang, and accumulated 4.3 billion yuan of free aid funds and materials to Xinjiang, and implemented more than 1,2 cooperation projects, with more than 25 billion yuan of funds in place. In March of this year, the central government held a national conference on counterpart aid to Xinjiang, put forward a new round of strategic measures for counterpart aid to Xinjiang, further clarified the principles and policies of all-round counterpart aid to Xinjiang, deepened and expanded the content of aid to Xinjiang, and determined that 19 provinces and cities across the country should carry out counterpart aid to Xinjiang in a deeper and wider field, from the past, cadres and talents to comprehensive and all-round aid to Xinjiang, including economic, cadres, education and science and technology. The Central Xinjiang Work Forum issued the Opinions of the Central Committee and the State Council on Promoting Leap-forward Development and Long-term Stability in Xinjiang, and formulated a series of policies and measures in land, finance, taxation, investment, finance, import and export, industry and talents, giving greater support to Xinjiang. In order to support the development of Xinjiang, from 1955 to 2, the central government gave Xinjiang a total of 87.741 billion yuan in financial subsidies. From 1978 to 24, the total investment in fixed assets in the whole region was more than 78 billion yuan, of which the central government invested more than 371 billion yuan, accounting for more than 47% of the total social investment in the same period. Why? Because 9.6 million square kilometers of land is our home, everyone in China has the responsibility to build and maintain this beautiful homeland. The cordial concern of the Central Committee for Xinjiang and the selfless help of the brother provinces and cities are vivid manifestations of this national consciousness.
the national consciousness in the modern sense mainly includes three aspects: first, the national sovereignty consciousness: this is the first consciousness that a national must have, and it is the duty of every national to defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity whenever and wherever. Second, the awareness of national interests: the awareness of national interests is the core of national consciousness and an important carrier of national consciousness. A clear understanding of the national interests will lay a solid foundation for national consciousness. National interest is a collection of various factors that a country needs to maintain and create the survival and development of most of its citizens, and it is the sum total of the survival and development needs of sovereign countries in the international environment. The national interest is above everything else. Third, the awareness of national security: under the current trend of globalization, national security has not only been limited to national defense security and military security, but also extended to various fields of social life such as economy, politics, culture, science and technology and environment. Fundamentally speaking, the basic point of national security consciousness still comes down to national unity consciousness and national defense consciousness. The concept of national unity is a strong spiritual tradition of the Chinese nation, and loyalty to national security is the main content of China's traditional national consciousness. In short, national sovereignty consciousness, national interest consciousness and national security consciousness, as the standard contents of national consciousness, have deep internal relations with national consciousness, and they blend with each other and have each other.
second, national consciousness, as people's cognition and recognition of the country, is an important spiritual bond of a country and the basis of citizens' sense of responsibility, obligation and patriotism. It plays a great role in promoting the formation, development, unity and strength of the country, and in promoting national rejuvenation and social progress.
The long-standing national consciousness has strong cultural appeal and radiation, and is the internal driving force of the country's deep-seated development. It can arouse, stimulate and strengthen people's innermost feelings to the greatest extent, and form the psychological basis for every citizen to enjoy rights and assume obligations, making it a veritable national. National consciousness dominates people's behavior patterns. With it, people will have a sense of obligation, responsibility, mission and honor to do their best for the motherland and even make contributions in the depths of their souls. This heartfelt emotion will be more rational, stable and deeper. Only when a person has a strong sense of the country can he care about the country, take an active part in the country's political, economic, cultural and social affairs, consciously pay attention to the country's historical trajectory, current situation and future trends, realize the responsibility and mission as a national citizen, be loyal to the country, serve the country, and constantly approach the realm of "dying for the country". The stronger the national consciousness is, the more it can stimulate everyone's enthusiasm for returning to society, building the country and changing reality, and naturally penetrate into his daily work, study and life, and transform his intelligence into personal value and social value to the greatest extent, enrich himself and give back to the country and society. During War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression's period, people of all ethnic groups in Xinjiang lived a difficult life, but at the moment of national disaster and national peril, everyone shouted loudly: "Although Xinjiang is a remote place, it is especially our ambition to resist Japan and save the country, and we are waiting for it, vowing to fight with our people." From government organizations to the hinterland, from the upper class to teachers, businessmen, street residents, farmers and herdsmen, from the elderly in their seventies and eighties to primary school students, everyone generously donated gold and silver, jewelry and cash, and some ethnic minority compatriots also donated their own cattle and sheep, carts, soybeans, rice, wheat and feed. This deep concern for the future and destiny of the motherland has greatly inspired the determination and courage of the whole country to resist Japan.
National consciousness, as an ideology, can inspire people's belief in striving and contributing to the development of the country to which they belong. When the national activities and their goals are brought into a certain orbit and run in a certain way, the scattered forces will gather together to form a joint force, so that the individual's strength can be fully exerted. By appealing to cultural traditions, values and beliefs, national consciousness aims to emphasize the dignity, superiority and progress of the country and the sacredness of the national mission, which is manifested in the self-consciousness and subjective consciousness of a country. It can make the country members realize that no one or organization can exist without the country, which is the dual destination of material and spirit. Since 1997, Singapore has carried out national awareness education in primary and secondary schools. In order to enable every Singaporean to fully understand the national conditions of small territory, scarce natural resources and multiculturalism within 1 to 12 years of studying, and then cultivate the spirit of dedication to the country. The Ministry of Education of Singapore stipulates that all students from primary one to secondary four should watch the educational TV program "We are Singapore citizens" in order to instill the rights and responsibilities in students' beliefs. At the same time, Singapore has also set up a memorial day for historical deeds, a day for racial harmony, etc., to let students know about major history through festival activities, so as to know how to love the country and promote national unity.
national consciousness is the foundation of patriotism. If there is no national consciousness, there can be no patriotism. If there is no emotion and cognition of recognition, respect and love for one's country, there will be no internal motivation and pillar for the nation to thrive, and there will be no passion for struggle in the face of any difficulties. Patriotism is the core of national consciousness, and it is a kind of deep feelings, lofty thoughts and dedication to our motherland formed and consolidated by people of all ethnic groups in their lives, labor and struggles for thousands of years. People often say that patriotism is an emotion, which refers to people's deep feelings for their motherland from the bottom of their hearts. This is what Lenin said: it is an extremely deep feeling for their motherland that has been fixed for thousands of years. Patriotism is also an ideological realm, a lofty spiritual realm of infinite loyalty to the motherland and infinite concern for the future and destiny of the motherland. Patriotism is also an act of dedication, and it is a noble moral act that people give everything to strive for and safeguard the independence, prosperity and honor of their motherland. Timur, former vice chairman of the National People's Congress and former chairman of the autonomous region, was born in Uygur farmers. Dawamat wrote in his poem: "At any time, the motherland is extremely sacred and solemn, and only by rooting in the motherland can we realize our ambitions and ideals. The sages and sages have long had such a wise saying:' People without the motherland are haggard, depressed and hesitant' ". He told in the unique language of Uygur poetry: "How unfortunate and tragic orphans who lost their mothers are, and people who are far away from the motherland sigh like lost lambs." This patriotic feeling in the hearts of people of all ethnic groups and the great national spirit of the Chinese nation, in the past, present and future, are powerful driving forces to inspire children of all ethnic groups to develop, build and defend the frontier.
National consciousness is the foundation of national unity and a powerful driving force for Xinjiang's leap-forward development. In contemporary China, the essence of national unity is to form and develop a new socialist national relationship of equality, solidarity, mutual assistance and harmony in the same body of the Chinese people and the country. The essence of "three inseparable" (Han people can't live without ethnic minorities, ethnic minorities can't live without Han people, and ethnic minorities can't live without each other) is patriotism, which means that all ethnic groups * * * enjoy, * * * maintain, * * * build the country together, and treat each other as equals, live in harmony and closely combine with each other in the same country. * * * The country is the fundamental foundation of national unity. Only with a strong sense of the country can all ethnic groups form a long-term goal of unity and produce strong cohesion in the country. Only with a strong sense of state can we transcend national, religious and regional consciousness and put national security, honor and interests above all else. Only with a strong sense of state can we maintain national unity and oppose national division with a high degree of consciousness. This ideology is not only the deep foundation of unity and stability, but also the spiritual thrust to realize the leap-forward development of Xinjiang.
in the new century, national consciousness is an important guarantee for the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. In the face of stormy world trends, if a country has no national consciousness, it will have no soul, thus losing its internal cohesion and external creativity, and will eventually be eliminated. National consciousness is the foundation of the unity, unity and stable development of the Chinese nation, which is related to the great cause and best interests of the Chinese nation for a long time to come, and is a sharp weapon against national separatist thoughts and behaviors. National consciousness is great, and its greatness lies in supporting the Chinese nation to create ancient glory, get out of the mud of modern times and regain modern life. If every citizen has a strong sense of country and the Chinese nation's overall concept of "one country under the sun" is passed down from generation to generation, then our country will never be invincible.
third, in a general sense, the cultivation of national consciousness mainly includes four aspects: first, the education of national sovereignty consciousness. To make our citizens clearly patriotic, we must first safeguard the sovereignty and fundamental interests of the country, and bear in mind that "national sovereignty and national security should always be put first"; Always be alert to the puzzle that western hegemonism clamors for "human rights are higher than sovereignty", so as to consciously safeguard the country's political stability and national unity and defend national sovereignty and national interests. The second is the education of national interest awareness. Under the background of globalization, we need not only the definition of national interests by the state, but also the active participation and thinking of different social levels and interest groups, especially among the vast number of young students, we should earnestly strengthen the cultivation of national consciousness with national interest consciousness as the core to improve their thinking ability and strengthen their participation motivation. The third is national security awareness education. It is necessary to enable Chinese citizens to enhance their awareness of national defense, risk and crisis, and make every citizen understand that national security in the era of economic globalization is not limited to national defense.