"The Consciousness of the Country": The Connotation and Characteristics of Qian Ji-bo's Concept of Chinese Traditional Culture.

Among the modern scholars, Qian Ji-bo's concept of Chinese traditional culture is quite unique. He has a high recognition of traditional culture and highlights the subjective consciousness of national culture. He believes that "Chinese traditional culture" is the inherent spirit of the Chinese nation, thus "the consciousness of the country", which is concentrated on the path of Confucius and Mencius with its spiritual essence as the benevolence and righteousness. It seems to be "conservative", but it is advocating to open up the new and the old, the Chinese and the Western for better understanding our traditional culture. By examining Qian Ji-bo's concept of Chinese traditional culture, one can see the cognition and choice of a Chinese nationalist who is loyal to the old traditions under the new cultural trend and thus understand more different cultural orientations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]