In the long history of human society, our brave, intelligent and hardworking ancestors created rich and colorful civilizations. With the passage of time, some of these civilizations have become history, some have continued, and some have blended with each other to produce new civilizations. Today, human civilization is undergoing profound changes. Scientific and technological progress and economic and cultural exchanges have shortened the distance between civilizations. Whether on the Champs Elysé es in Paris or Chang 'an Avenue in Beijing, people with different clothes, different skin colors and different mother tongues can be seen coming one after another. No matter in the East or the West, people's communication has never been so close as it is today, and the factors that affect people's daily life are no longer limited to a certain culture. Culture is the soul of a nation and the foundation of its survival and continuation. Whether for the Chinese nation or the French nation, the culture we inherit and carry forward is the root of the nation and the soul of the country. Cultural diversity is an important feature of human civilization. Cultural diversity is the objective reality of human society, just as biological diversity is the objective reality of nature. Only by respecting cultural diversity can human civilization develop.

How to make different civilizations coexist and develop depends on "harmony" in the final analysis. This is the peace between countries, the harmony between people and the harmony between man and nature.

Standing at the height of the development of human civilization, we should put peace first. Is it possible for countries with different civilizations to live in peace? The answer is yes. On this planet where we live, there are more than 6 billion people, more than 200 countries, more than 2,500 nationalities, more than 6,000 languages, and many religions such as Christianity, Catholicism, Islam, Buddhism and Taoism. It is the interdependence, mutual communication, mutual learning and mutual glory of these different civilizations that constitute today's colorful world. Since ancient times, China has believed that harmony is precious, harmony is different, and harmony is practical. "Harmony is precious" means that unity, mutual assistance and friendly coexistence should be the highest state among countries, nationalities and people. "Harmony without difference" means that a country or a nation can tolerate different civilizations and keep its own excellent civilization tradition; "Harmony and reality" means that different civilizations learn from each other, so that cultural relics can be transformed into new ones and the progress of civilization can be promoted. "Harmony" is the basic spirit of China's cultural tradition, and it is also the ideal realm that the Chinese nation pursues unremittingly. As early as 1000 years ago in the Tang Dynasty, China's foreign exchanges were very active. More than 70 countries in the world have ties with the Tang Dynasty. Peace missions and caravans flowed in an endless stream along the Silk Road. At that time, China culture spread to the Eastern Roman Empire and Arab countries. At the same time, the dance, music, painting, diet, clothing and religion in the Tang Dynasty also absorbed the essence of foreign culture and pushed Chinese civilization to a new peak.

Harmony between people is an important symbol of social civilization and the foundation of national stability. Mencius, a famous thinker in ancient China, said: "The weather is not as good as the geographical position, and the geographical position is not as good as human harmony." In other words, as long as people live in harmony, any difficulty can be overcome. To truly achieve harmony between people, it is necessary to develop social productive forces, eliminate poverty and backwardness, and make people live a rich life; To achieve social fairness and justice, we must adhere to equality before the law and respect and protect human rights; It is necessary to advocate mutual tolerance, mutual respect, kindness to others and partnership with neighbors among people of different nationalities and beliefs.

The harmonious coexistence between man and nature is the premise of the development of human civilization. China culture advocates the idea of "harmony between man and nature". The harmony between man and nature is the unity of man and nature. Resources and environment are the basic conditions for human survival, and the development of human civilization has always been attached to nature. People can know nature and seek survival and development in harmony with nature, but they can't destroy nature. An important reason why some ancient civilizations went from prosperity to decline was the wanton exploitation and plunder of nature, which eventually led to the punishment of human beings by nature and the tragedy of civilization. Therefore, caring for and being kind to nature is the common interest of all mankind. An unbalanced earth cannot support the construction of modern civilization.

The past 20th century was a period of great development of human civilization. In this 100 year, the progress of science and technology, economic development, ideological emancipation and artistic innovation are all unprecedented displays of human wisdom, which were difficult to achieve in the past few thousand years. However, there is another side to the story. The 20th century also witnessed the killing of human beings, the massive destruction of nature and a large number of poverty, famine and diseases. 2 1 century, human civilization is facing unprecedented development opportunities and challenges. Only by achieving peace between countries, harmony between people and harmony between man and nature can human civilization continue to develop.

Any civilization in the world is developing and progressing in change. China's ancient philosophical classic "Zhouyi" put forward the idea that "poverty leads to change, change leads to communication, and general principles last for a long time". Chinese civilization has a long history, but it is not static. For thousands of years, Chinese civilization has been developing continuously. Although it was once backward in modern times, it is no accident that it can catch up and make great strides. The foundation and internal motivation of the development of Chinese civilization lies in its vitality and self-improvement, its independent will, its openness and tolerance, and its reform and transformation. Chinese civilization is inherited and carried forward in constant change.