Reflection on Cultural Development Based on the Theory of Cultural Self-consciousness

Abstract

Abstract. "Cultural self-consciousness" is a new proposition put forward by sociologist Fei Xiaotong. He advocated treating the foreign culture with a concept of harmony in diversity and mutual perfection. Reflection is the core of "cultural self-consciousness" reflected, the culture reflection on their cultural sources, gains and losses based on cultural self-confidence, insight into the advantages and disadvantages of their own culture on the basis of rational thinking. Economic globalization is the inevitable trend of the development of productive forces, in cross cultural communication, should be good at using the "others" perspective to understand the world, we should oppose "cultural separatism", but also against the "cultural hegemony". Arouse the cultural self-consciousness of the whole nation,to make the cultural self-consciousness rise to the rational level, will greatly promote the development of national culture.